Why good people get persecuted and bad people prosper

It's shocking, but perhaps it shouldn't be.

One of the most shocking and bizarre elements of the Great Covid Fraud has been the concerted effort by medical oversight boards to persecute, prosecute, and strip credentials from the few honest, ethical doctors and nurses who refused to take part in the fraud.

Most medical personnel, sadly, loved money and comfort more than truth and doing what is right. But a very few stuck by their principles and oaths to put the patient first, do no harm, and provide informed consent.

In a sane and just world, these doctors would be lauded as heroes. But that’s not the world we live in. Instead, their reward is to be threatened and in some particularly egregious cases, have their licenses and livelihood stripped away.

In the meantime, doctors who go along with the fraud and remain silent as their patients suffer frightening health effects from the shots they themselves pushed, are rewarded with keeping their jobs. Corrupt public health officials who are willing to accept large salaries to lie, obfuscate, and change their tune based on what is politically expedient are rewarded with cushy government jobs. (One need only think of Anthony Fauci, or Theresa Tam and our various provincial health officers).

It’s utterly shocking, a complete inversion of what the medical profession is supposed to be about, and certainly does not inspire confidence in the doctors who are left. And it’s a dire sign for where our culture is ethically, and what kinds of people are ascending to positions of power where they can persecute ethical professionals.

But for those who are familiar with the word of God, perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising:

Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. (2 Timothy 3:12)

This world is bent against the good, actively hostile and malevolent toward it. Evil people hate good people because they show them for what they are, and thwart their plans. “For everyone who does wicked things hates the light” (John 3:20).

Living by godly principles, whether or not you are doing so out of a specifically religious motivation, puts a target on your back. Don’t be surprised when adhering to morals and ethics gains you no favour with those around you. Don’t be fooled into thinking that your principled stands will impress the woke. Their “virtue” and concern for justice are nothing but costumes to gain them social, political and economic standing. They will be the first to come after you if you dare to speak up for truth and real justice.

Many of the “rogue” doctors (who in truth are not rogue, simply sticking to standards and ethics like standing on a rock as the rest of the world swirls and slips away like sand in a flood) are believers. Others may not be, but whether they consciously know it or not, are living by godly principles. This is enough to get one persecuted in an evil world.

Those of us who are believers have the promises of God to stand on. We know that he is the only audience that matters, and no matter what we suffer for living by his commands, he will ultimately reward us. That is what has enabled believers through the centuries to face death for their faith, and what enables many today to face fates not quite as extreme but certainly costly and distressing.

It’s easy to feel like you have done something wrong when you face wrath and opposition. On the contrary, this very often means you are doing exactly right, and is inevitably the cost of standing for truth. As the modern saying goes, it often indicates you are “over the target”.

This is a cost that must be counted; don’t let it intimidate you into backing down from what you know is right. Don’t let it shame you into believing you are wrong. Stand on your principles, come what may. Trust God for the outcome and lean on good-hearted people who can provide moral support.

You will come out stronger, braver, and freer. You’ll lose the fear of what people think, and be able to be proud of yourself. No matter what else you lose, you’ll keep your soul and your integrity. And those are priceless.