Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Why do we praise God in suffering?

Why should we worship God in untoward circumstances? We do know why we worship God in the gracious provisions and happy times of our lives, but why would or should we worship in our confusion about the will of God? {Trusting God, Jerry Bridges is the resource for this subject and many many sermons have been preached by many people} It seems to me, just to boil down my own miniscule experience of worship, since becoming a Christian that the word of God directs us to focus on God being just and the justifier of them that come to God through Christ. That is the warfare on this earth as expressed in Scripture. If we justify God in our lack of understanding, He promises to justify us and our situation, eternally. We really do deserve Hell, but Christ has paid our ransome. It is so easy to forget this as we live in the lavish mercy of God that He extends to us so liberally. The first thing that we say in suffering is "Where is God?" "How could He love me and let me go through this or that thing?" It is not fun to suffer and it is not fun to worship in suffering. But when we do, we experience God's perspective of being seated in "heavenly places" together with Christ in viewing the losses and difficulties. God will show us His reasoning, by and by, but for now to express verbally, that He is worthy of worship regardless of my situation is a reminder of His supremacy in the world.

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