Like
any good parent, there are times when God brings difficulty, pain and loss to the lives of his children. The biblical reasons vary, but the hurt is
always real. And when those times come it is good to remember the words of Jeremiah
in Lamentations 3:32-33, “Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. For he does not willingly bring affliction or
grief to the children of men.” Jeremiah wants his suffering countrymen to
understand that their loving Father finds no pleasure in their pain. Nor is he
dispassionate or aloof. He knows the pain of human hurt and he is compassionate
– even when our grief is the result of our own sin (as it was for Jeremiah’s
generation). We should not doubt that in time God will bring healing and
restoration. It is his nature to do so. As his children, we should expect it
and reach out for it in humility and with unwavering faith. In his wisdom he
may make us wait for it – sometimes for months or in some cases for years – but
it should be our resolve to patiently wait on his deliverance. Pain hurts, but
when his purposes are accomplished, his unfailing love will be our relief and
our joy.
-- Pastor Mike
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