"Like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding, he dragged me from the path and mangled me and left me without help. He drew His bow and made me the target of His arrows. He pierced my heart with arrows from His quiver." (NIV)
These words are from Lamentations 3:10-13, written by Jeremiah. This reads like Jeremiah is put out with God. It was written when Babylon was tearing Jerusalem down bit-by-bit. Before I go further, have you wondered why God does what He does and why He allows what He allows? Be honest. You have probably never used words as harsh as Jeremiah's but you still wondered why? It appeared to you that God could have done something differently. We could be saying, "If God would listen to me, we could get this whole thing straightened out." The problem with this thinking, of which I have also been guilty, is that God is all-knowing and sovereign. Jeremiah was really down.as we often are. Think of watching your people being killed, houses burned, the wall torn down and the temple torn down. He was sad and hurt. But later when he thought about it, Jeremiah realized that he was looking at God out of darkness. In Lamentations 3:22-24, Jeremiah gave us a different, more realistic outlook: "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning, great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion; therefore, I will wait for Him." This statement comes from realistic faith instead of from darkness. It does not kill God when we are negative about things. He simply wants us to accept His will. "All things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28) When you can't make sense of what God is doing, remember Romans 8:28. God knows best! Bro. Joe
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