How do somewhat
evil things achieve God’s purposes? How do even seemingly very bad things work
out God’s ultimate good intentions? God says the thoughts I have towards you,
are of good and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Again we know
that every good and perfect gift comes from God! But it doesn’t say ONLY Good
and perfect gifts comes from God! However, we know that all things work
together for good to them that love God and are the called according unto His
purpose.
When David was
left (behind) to tend for his father’s animal farm, it seemed he had that task
simply because he was the last child of the family of Jesse but to God, the
very thing which made him always left behind to cater for his father’s flock,
became the fact that stood him out! How? By tendering to the sheep, he
inculcated the skills and the heart of a leader! Do not complain about the things
that your background (family, parents, states; etc.) makes you or exposes you
to God is in the business of your predicament to become your advancement.
It is right
that God does not look at the appearance of man but at his heart. This is good
news! You can become all God wants you to become irrespective of who or what you
look like. Your height, your complexion; your handicap etc. worry, if you must,
about the quality of your heart or mind not about your physical
appearance/disability. Don’t you worry about your present socio-economic status
but let your mind consume the right piece of information, and with time, if you
persist, your outward realities will conform to your thinking!
Understand
this: God’s wisdom guides us even by the most unlikely events. It’s not always
the case that “bad news” comes from the Devil! God can “cause” seemingly
“evil/bad” in order to make way for his greater Good and perfect purposes! If
this were not true, then Jesus would not have died! God gave over his son;
putting him through the cross that Christ might become the saviour of the
World!
Job was tested
so that God may prove a point! Jesus was lead into the wilderness to be tempted
of the Devil! Saul was inflicted by “an evil spirit from the Lord” So that
David could become the man to play his harp and sooth the Kings melody! God
uses the unfavourable to get you to the favourable! So trust his wisdom and do
not despair. Oh! That the Lord will teach us the wisdom behind the wisdom of
His guidance! Amen!
