I have spent a great deal of the last few years dealing with sickness in my life. I have personally been affected by kidney stones, bipolar disorder, digestive problems and other maladies. Perhaps more disheartening, I have seen loved ones affected by the horrors of disease. Four years ago, I lost a dear great-grandmother to Alzheimer's Disease. My former college roommate is currently locked in a battle with a severe central nervous system disorder that has taken away his ability to drive and walk without assistance. I have watched another grandparent be confined to a nursing home and face close calls with death. My dad was in the hospital for surgery just this week. I have preached ten funerals in the last few years ranging from cancer deaths to suicides. Sickness is everywhere around us.
Some people look around and blame God for the ills and illnesses of the world. After all, they surmise, if God is all powerful, could He not prevent such horrible things from happening in our world? I have no doubt that God could in fact step in and save us from sickness, disease, depression and death. In fact, dear reader, I know that one day He will. If we faced not trials here, what would the promises of Revelation 21:1-4 mean to us? The promise of no sickness, no pain, no death? If we had not been forged in this crucible of suffering for this briefest of moments in eternity, how could we ever hope to appreciate the lack of pain in the hereafter? God is faithful and knows why each trial and trouble is brought into our lives. I may not know, you may not know, but He does. Ultimately, He will make all things right and good in His time and in accordance with His ultimate will.
Praising Him in the storms of life,
-Will
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