Grace to you & peace from God our Father & the Lord Jesus Christ.
“Why?” is July 15’s evening entry from Dr. David Jeremiah’s ‘Walking with God: 365 Daily Devotions’.
"We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28
To start, a quote from Shahar Isaac acting as Simon Peter in ‘The Chosen’ in season 4 to Joey Vahedi acting as Thomas, “It’s not wrong to question. It does become wrong when we don’t accept the answer.”
That question is acceptable to God; He is not angered by our desire for answers. As an example, Job was never rebuked by God for wanting to understand his own experience. But God did challenge Job’s assumptions. Job thought he knew everything there was to know about God and His ways. Only after an extended period of questioning by God did Job realize he really didn’t know God at all (go read Job 38-41).
Job never received a good answer to his “Why?” question, but he received something better: the realization that God is so big and so wise that whatever He chooses to do will work out best in the end. Job learned what Paul eventually summarized in Romans 8:28: all things work together for good to those who love God.
If you have a “Why?” question of your own today, instead of seeking an immediate answer, seek the Answerer Himself.
To end, a quote from Dave Dravecky, “I may not have the answers, but I do have Him.”
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
