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NASB | Proverbs 4:10 ¶ Hear, my son, and accept my sayings And the years of your life will be many. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 4:10 ¶ Hear, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. |
Subject: Bad things, Good People. Prov 4:10 |
Bible Note: Dear Val, I’d answer your question with a few. Starting with: Did Christ deserve to be crucified? John the Baptist surely wasn’t a bad man when his head was given to the daughter of Herodias? Was Stephen a bad man when he was stoned to death? When James was beheaded, was this because he was a bad man? When Paul was suffering and pleaded with God to remove “the thorn in his side”, was he to be considered a bad man? These are simply a few examples, but throughout God’s word we see good men, heroes, kings, prophets, apostles and disciples suffering. The fact of the matter is, as angelinwaiting pointed out, all of this was according to God’s will. With a sovereign God, nothing happens outside of His knowledge. He is in total control at all times. We aren’t meant to understand it all, and don’t imagine we ever could this side of glory. I’d ask you to keep in mind the following when attempting to ponder why in fact some good people do suffer. Was not our Savior good and perfect? In the garden when He was about to suffer, not for anything He brought upon Himself, but for you and me, the ones who truly deserve the punishment, He is quoted as stating: “O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.” Be thankful that a gracious and glorious God is sovereign and that He gave His only begotten Son. Stand in His grace, WOS |