- Lingering Questions
Romans 9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
Two years after the accident questions still come. Romans 8:28 still seems like a bitter pill to swallow. All things work for together for good for those that love God. Well, haven’t I expressed my love for Him? So, why do I have this emptiness in my heart that our granddaughter Elisia once filled? I get it that God is actively working in and around me to bring out the best in me. But did it have to be this way? Couldn’t there have been a less painful way for God to achieve His purpose in me and in my family?
And so, I ask, but this brings me to the verse above. God is the Potter. I am the vessel He is forming. He is God. I am not. He knows what I know not. He makes all things good and He loves me. He does not delight in bringing sorrow to His children, but He sees with an eternal perspective I do not possess. He knows what lies ahead.
Psalm 30:5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. We have no reason to expect we will always have smooth sailing. There is much in our flesh that God deals with, getting us ready for eternity. However, even God’s anger is but for a moment, but the key is: in His favor we find life.
O Lord, I pray for grace that I may trust Your love for me and look to the joy that comes when Jesus returns.