God Can, but Sometimes Won't

[sweetlittleangel]

Omnipotence. God is all powerful. He can do anything. He can heal all diseases an empty all hospital wards. He can eradicate all crime and stop the abuse of all innocent victims. He can extinguish all wars and squash out all injustice. He can bring harmony to all people and feed all hungry stomachs. He can alleviate all problems that cause mortal agony and eliminate physical death. No, ifs, buts or buts. He has all power.

We must understand that God's omnipotence is never in question when it come to freedom from suffering. There is no crisis from which there is no deliverance, since deliverance can come through physical death. Rather, liberation from pain and trauma is a question of His sovereignty.

What does this magnificent word, sovereignty mean? Answer: God will do anything He wants to do, bound only by His own character. In other words, if freedom from that produces pain is part from His master plan, the individual will be rescued; if not God has another purpose for the life of the person that is gurannteed to bring Him the most glory.

If He wants to deliver Daniel from salivating jaws of hungry lions, or let James get decapitated, or let Peter experience angelic escort from prison, or permit thousands of Christians to get martyred in Roman coliseums, or to allow His only Son, Jesus, to suffer the cruel death of crucifixation to satisfy His justice, He will.

Brian understand this principle. He has learned it the hard way. His 18-year-old eyes communicated mischief. Four years ago Brianwas riding his 10-speed bicycle when drunken driver careened across the median strip and hit him broadside. Brian pitched head over heals for 30 yards. The next thing he remembered was the soft touch of a nurse's hand on his forehead--five days later.

As a paraplegic, Brain has battled the icy grip of self-pity. He's grappled with the seductive whisper of suicide. But, He has won tremendous victory. He has accepted God's sovereignty in the whole matter.
Brian's physical condition has made marginal improvements. His attitude, however has made a 180-degree turn, from cyclical with rage and hopelessness to sparkling eyes filled with an eternal purpose for living. He has become ''wounded healer'', comforting others wherein he has been comforted.

Remember, God's omnipotence reveals that He can instanlty heal even a young man required by the facts of medical science to spend the rest of his days in a wheelchair. But God's omnipotence is not in question. The real issue is His sovereignty.

Will God get more glory out of miraculous healing that battles the doctors with their x-rays and empirical data? Or will He obtain more glory form Brian's pure testimony of His faithfulness and love in spite of the heart ache of his predicament? Only God knows. And He does knows.

They ve been pray in faith, believing for Brian's healing, knowing full well that God can do anything. At the same time, they submit their requests to God's sovereignty. They also pray that God will strengthen Brian's inner-soul capacity, trusting that he will cling fiercely to God's promises and not to focus on the question of ''fairness.''

Either way provides the opportunity to give God all the glory and honor; supernatural provision of patience and trust. Its a double win-win situation. This principle holds true in every circumstance that happen to us, whether good or bad, ''fair' of ''unfair''.

Submitting to God's sovereignty keep us in the possible of humble servants who are available, with tender hearts to serve Him regardless of the uncontrollable, life-changung events that help to determine our lot in life. We choose to draw our water from the well that never runs dry. We studiously avoid the satanicsnares of trying to evaluate the ''fairness'' of our particular set of circumstances and comparing our lives with others.

Any appraoch other than of yielding to His sovereignty leaves us high and dry. Either we drown in a pool of rationalized self-pity or we become little monster demanding that God serve us at our bidding. Of Course, these routes causes us to forfeit the privilege of seeing the fourth Man in the furnace and cause us to relinquish the joy of seeing hungry lions get their mouths shuts. We go through life being pulled by our ego, needs, wants, and demands.

God knows our true need. For some of us, the need is for one or more in explicable, earth-shaking situation(s) that captures our attention and causes us to focus on eternal valuesl like never before For others, the need maybe different. We may not pass through such intense encounters with pain. Oh yes, we hurt at times an it is the same type of pain, but outward circumstances maybe les dramatic.

God can deliver, but sometimes He won't. Why? Because He is working all things together for His purpose. And our response? Trust. Humble, child-like trust.

Is God ''fair''? No, not from our limited, earthly perspective. But is He
JUST and MERCIFUL? ABSOLUTELY.

We are just passing through this period of ''child-training'' here on earth. While we continue to be responsible with our daily tasks, let's keep our eyes upon glory of the hereafter regardless of the seeming ''unfairness'' of God in the present. God is not ''fair''. He is JUST.

Humble ourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift us in due time. Cast our anxiety to Him because He cares for us.

Be self-controlled and alert. Our enemy the devil prowls like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour, Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because we know that our brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of suffering.

And the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory in Christ, after we have suffered a little while will himself restore us and make us strong, firm and steadfast. To Him the power forever and ever amen.
(1 Peter 5:6-11; NIV)

This page it taken from "God is not fair" book..

bless all, sla

[Mackenaw]

Hello Sla

I love you, you sweet little sister.

What an awesome message. Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!!!

Thank you for sharing, Sla.

God bless you.
Love,
Mack

[lizzie]

aww sweet

Thank you for sharing dear sis

I luv u to bits !

[sweetlittleangel]

awww ^_^ thank you to Mack n lizziee .. i love ya both too

Actually, yesterday while i was chatting, Holy Spirit spokes to my heart..He said, sweet, i wanted you to type n post that topic.. many will need it here..i said ok Holy Spirit.. so when i was typing it, i was trying to simplfy it.. since in my thought this is too long, the reader might bored when they read it.. but Holy spirit said again to me.. whatcha doing sweet.. type it all.. dun simplify it.. so tht the reders could understand it.. then i retype it all over again... the whole page.. and took me an hour to finish the typing ( i was a slow typer).. but thanks God.. managed to post it today.. pray tht God's will be done and it will be a blessing to all here.. love all in Christ All for God's glory!

[JCsmediator]

amen sweet! ty blessed me today Holy Spirit! already sooo glad I read it today cuz it was talking volumes to me and Truly confirms alot of things we as christians learn as we go ...

GB u and keep yaaa

[Tracy L]

Thanks sweet for writing that. I really needed to hear that message today. I have been going through some problems with my faith and why God won't do what I asked Him to do. This answered allot of my questions of "why God?" and "life's not fair God". I wrote in my journal last night as I wept of how much I hurt emotionally and physically and how it wasn't fair that He choses not to heal me in the way I want to be healed. I always believed He could heal because I don't doubt the power He has but I always wondered why He wouldn't touch me. I started thinking last nite that something was wrong with "me". That I must not be a good enough Christian to be healed. But I am not sure that is correct now that I read your article. Now, perhaps He is developing patience in me, I am not sure but it sure hurts bad right now and He seems so far away too. I asked Him, "where are you Lord?". I suffer so much to feel His loving touch but have never felt it, although others have. I still wrestle with that one. I hope you don't mind that I printed off your article so that I can read it over and over til it sinks into my soul. Thank you sis in Christ and God Bless You.
Tracy

[sweetlittleangel]

awww sis Tracy thank u God for it blessed u sis dont thanks me sis its God.. im so glad God has led u here.. nice meeting u sis..and im sorry to hear what u re going through now..i know its hard to understand sometimes..was in the same boat..keep asking the "why" question..forcing by the stressful situation from physically pain and emtionally pain..i want u to know tht u are not alone in tht..until..found this book..and it really helped..and if we know the answers to all our question now..then wht is our faith for..for it is not faith if we can see the things we hope for..hang in there sis..God knows all wht u re feeling now..He want us lay it down all to Him..and let Him to step in..so tht He can work through ur situation and turn it into something beautiful..pls dun rely on our own strenght..lean on Him..He want u to depend on Him..He never promised us day without rain..and He never gives something tht more than we could handle..if we look around us there s a lot more ppl who suffer more than us..and just like the eagle..soaring in the storm..the stronger the wind..the higher it soar..and after u pass this test..He will be proud of you..and you will have a great testimony and will bless many..i know for now..its rough and hard..keep searching Him sis..He will speak to us through reading His Word..and sometimes He speaks to us through Christian musics..He will find u..even now He is carrying u..and i have no problem sis with u/anyone printing the article..peace, love, joy, grace, mearcy and comfort to u n urs always sis! may all God's will be done in ur life..

with love from me to u n in Christ,
sweetlittleangel