“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.” (John 16:33)
If I live to be a hundred there are ssome things I will never understand. Why do some people live through illnesses and some die? Why do some people have debilitating diseases and others perfect health? Why do some have plenty of money and others struggle to survive? Why do some get caught and others go free? Why?
Don’t we all wonder about these questions? I do from time to time, and my answer is always the same, “I don’t know.” I don’t know much, and even less the older I get. My list of questions I want to ask when I get to heaven is long, and getting longer.
In this life there are a lot of mysteries. We will not humanly understand many things. We are not even supposed to. Underlying all the unknowns is the one great thing we do know: God is still on his throne. He is still sovereign, still in charge. He knows what is going on. He doesn’t just wake up one morning, look down, and say, “Oh my goodness! Look at that!!”
There may be times we can’t trust in the system, in people, or in circumstances, and we are asking why. But we can trust in the Lord God. And the promise is that one day, every tear shall be wiped away. Every sickness, every injustice, every heartache.
Jesus said we will surely have troubles here on earth, but to be undaunted and confident because He has overcome the world’s power to harm us permanently.
Bottom-line, the answer to ‘Why’ is . . . Hang onto the promise, and hold onto the the Lord.
Inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy Sally I. Kennedy, ©2012 http://www.sallyikennedy.com