Friday, November 1, 2013

With Suffering Comes Love

                                       2 Corinthians 1: 3
                         "Blessed be God, even the Father
                             of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
                               Father of mercies, and the  
                                     God of all comfort"

          Does the existence of suffering in the world disprove the existence of God?  To some the answer is yes. A Christian writer Terry Muck attended a convention of humanists in Buffalo, he knew he would hear a life-view opposed to his own..  One speaker asked, Why does God allow children to die, earthquakes to destroy cities, and famine to ravage villages?  The assembled humanist snickered. They reasoned, if there were such a Being, there would be no suffering. and since there is suffering, there is no Being.
         Before dismissing such logic, we Christians need to ask ourselves how well we understand what God is doing in this sin-cursed world.  One difficulty we have in reconciling suffering and God's existence is knowing our place with God, and know that we can not think the thoughts of an infinite God.  We must not be so presumptuous as to say that a loving God could never allow the forces of nature to cause suffering. The Bible tells us in  (Acts 9:16); "For I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake."
        We can find peace in our dilemma by opening our hearts to the comfort God gives when we suffer.  If we trust Him, He make real to us His presence and power.  And this will assure us not only that He exists but that He Is with us in our suffering.  When we are suffering, let it not pull us away from our Lord, but closer to our Lord.     Amen!!

                                 May God Bless You
                                  And Your Families

                                                Minister: Robert A. Lail
                                                The Cross Life Ministry 
 
       
                

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