WHY LORD?

For in the image of God He made man, and to Noah, God blessed him and his family. God commanded them:

(Gen 9:7) "As for you, be fruitful and multiply; Populate the earth abundantly and multiply in it."

Thus God set in motion the natural progress of human and animal life. Birth, Life, Death. God ordained it to be. God, having all knowledge, made all that we are and allowing even the animals (of which we are, although advanced) to move forward in their short time on earth naturally functioning and growing as God intended.

In the latter chapters of the book of Job, the Creator provides an education in natural animal behavior. God says;

(Job 39:13-16) "The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love, For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust, And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them. "She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned;

WHY LORD?

(Job 39:17) Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

But what if God gave the ostrich the same wisdom and understanding that humans have, would that then prevent the wrongful placement of a foot from crushing the buried egg and spare the life of an offspring?

God knew when he created the natural, the flesh, that in the normal course of life, sometimes things go wrong. This applies to the ostrich and it applies to you and me. When a six year old child develops cancer and dies, or when a baby dies in childbirth, or a 15 year old commits suicide, our cry is WHY LORD? Sometimes there is no WHY. Sometimes, things just go wrong.

(Gen 2:7) Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

And from Man, God made Woman. In the garden, He set in motion the natural progress of our life. It was perfect. It was flawless. God was so very pleased.

(Gen 3:1) Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?"

Perhaps it is here where the WHY entered into our lives. Satan, Sin and Death was introduced and then things began to go wrong.

God created us to love Him. To love Him out of our God ordained free will. Our free choice. He gave us intelligence, passion, wisdom, discernment, but most of all, He gave us freedom of choice. With that choice comes consequences. Good...or bad. Life, ordained by God progresses naturally, as He willed.

When the horrible happens, when it seems that life can be so very unfair, and when our hearts are broken and we suffer loss, and we cry to our God, WHY LORD? Sometimes there is no why.

Be assured, when we cry out in anguish, God hears our voice. He knows our pain. He knows the depth of our mourning and grief. He is right there with us when we cry out WHY LORD? Trust in Him. Feel His mighty arm around you.

Find peace in His love for you.

HAVE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE TODAY?