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1 | Who does really God care about | Ps 146:9 | Jim H. | 213387 | ||
Consider the case of Job. Here is a man of such integrity that his credentials were impeccable: “Job was a man who lived in Uz. He was honest inside and out, a man of his word, who was totally devoted to God and hated evil with a passion.” (Job 1:1, The Message) Yet God allowed loss of wealth, health, friends and family, complete ruin and devastation. God's ways are inscrutable. After many chapters God finally speaks up and answers Job by basically asking who are you to question Me? The example you gave is certainly horrible, but throughout the history of the church there have been many who have been burned at the stake, drowned, tortured, left fatherless, homeless, destitute, all of which were not deserving of such treatment. Hebrews 11 provides many examples of faithful, then explains “They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated men of whom the world was not worthy, wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.” (Heb 11: 37-38, NASB). And the apostle Paul was no stranger to hardship, exhorting us to endure in spite of the injustice (2 Corinthians 6:3-10). Finally consider what our Savior Himself suffered. Still, He exhorted us to pray. Why pray? Prayer is not a magical incantation. God is not a celestial Santa Claus. While it is not a sin to pray for our needs, to pray for protection, to pray for things we want, God can and does say NO. God ALWAYS answers our prayer according to what is BEST for us. It may not seem best to us, but He knows us and our circumstances far better than do we. And He loves us more than we can know on this side of eternity! Prayer has as its chief and most important blessing the joy of being in His presence. We will spend eternity with Him. If we cannot find pleasure in five minutes of prayer today, how can we expect to enjoy an eternity in His presence? It is through His change in us that we will find our joy in Him. The same is true for our sufferings. If we find our joy in Him, we can endure suffering for His sake. The suffering of the innocent and defenseless is indeed tragic. Yet God allows it. He even allows the dismemberment of the innocent and defenseless unborn. And He does all of this so that we can see Him in contrast to the evil that is in the world. Pray to be in His presence. Pray to have your heart changed by Him, conformed to Him. Pray for wisdom to understand His ways. Pray for the end to suffering, especially of the innocent and defenseless. But regardless, pray – pray for all things, always, in everywhere, under all circumstances, and without ceasing. |
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2 | Who does really God care about | Ps 146:9 | stjohn | 213400 | ||
Dear Jim... Grace and peace to you... Thank you, for an excellent post! Very well done, my frend, well done indeed! And, a warm welcome to the forum! Soli Deo gloria! God bless John |
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