If there is a powerful and loving God, why does evil exist?

That is a question.

It was asked by King Solomon 3,000 years ago.

Back then, he was considered to be the most powerful man in the world.

If this was a question that has been asked by some poor, helpless person, that would have been

understandable. If that question has been raised by someone who is personally suffering injustice,

that would have been understandable, right? I mean, if this question has been raised by someone

who has given so much of himself and received nothing in return, that would have been an understandable question.

But this question has been asked by the man who was considered to be the most powerful man of his day.

Kings and queens were coming from all over

the world just to observe the wealth and the wisdom and the power of King Solomon. And yet,

he's asking all this important question, which tells me one thing, that even the most powerful

man in the world is incapable of generating integrity in the hearts of others.

Even the most powerful man in the world is incapable of changing the heart of other men.

We often refer to the presidency of the United States, and the media always loves

to refer to the office as the most powerful office in the world. It's the most powerful position

in the world. It's the most powerful person in the world. They obviously have not read the books

that are written by those who are around presidents

who tell us that this is pure fantasy as they watched and saw firsthand at times when these

so-called most powerful men in the world stood helpless and unable to do what they think they're able to do.

In fact, that's what the conclusion that the book of Ecclesiastes, Chapter 4, comes down to.

King Solomon witnessed the tragedy of injustice.

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