Philippians 2:6-11: "Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothingby taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
This verse really brought to mind a couple of points about God that I felt compelled to share, especially in light of the tragedies of Friday. It is so easy for us to question where God was in the tragedy and why he allows these things to happen. Here are a few things that God showed me this week.
(1) Q: Where was God when this happened? He must not care.
A: God was weeping too. He watched his son die as well, in the most horrendous way. He knows what suffering feels like.
(2) Q: Why does God allow bad things to happen?
A: Look at what happened when God's own son died. He could have saved him but he didn't because he knew the only way for all of us to be saved was through the death of his son. From the first moment sin entered the world, God has been fighting it but has not yet vanquished it. This is not because God lacks the power, but because he has chosen the time is not yet.
I believe in the words of Luke 15. God cares so much about one lost sheep that he would sacrifice years of waiting for that sheep to come to him.
In the meantime he will use the devil's schemes for his good just as he did when the devil tried to kill Jesus and God raised him from the dead to fulfill his sacrificial purpose.
I don't have all the answers and will not until I reach heaven but God is showing me many ways to find comfort in him still.
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2 comments:
I agree with what you're saying. At one of the last sessions of a grief class I went through after Sean died, the question was asked "Where was God when my loved one died?" and the answer was He's in the same place He was when His own Son died.
Thank you for sharing that. It helps to remember how close Jesus really is to our suffering.
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