Written by Will Hart
God's people experience trials, tribulations, pain, sickness, sorrow, disappointment, despair and a multitude of troubles. God never designed it to be this way. We can grasp God's original plan from the Garden of Eden, where he put everything in-place and in perfect order. When God made the man and woman, he made them perfect in every aspect. God made all provision for man and woman in the Garden of Eden. All the man in the woman had to do was take care it, and enjoy all the benefits. The thing that kept the man and woman, safe was to remain loyal to God and keep his word. God created man and woman with sole purpose of fellowship with him forever.
It was not God's sole intention for mankind to dig in the ground, sweating from his brow, working at hard labor all-day for is next meal. God planned for man to live a complete abundant and life in the fullness of God's wealth without burden, being complete in Him.
Certainly, God planned everything in advance the all the ages to come. His plan includes the free will, for man or woman to make a choice whether serve God, to obey his commands living forever in perfect health, peace and sobriety. Mankind has been exercising other options that are contrary to the perfect design in which man was created. That is to take it is with its own wisdom and suffer the consequences of using our own wisdom. The wisdom of God and all of His laws are for the purpose of our life to be full with complete health and prosperity.
He set us on a straight and narrow path to a destiny that is the Kingdom of God in its fullness. Our purpose here is not only to go to Heaven, but also to learn for ourselves how horrible evil really is. How kind and merciful God truly is. If God only wanted to save us, then he was brought us to Heaven the minute we said the sinner's prayer, because there would be no necessity for going on any further with mortal life.
God chose His people. Even though many people say I found God or I found Jesus, they should be delighted to know that the God of all creation had selected them from the billions throughout the ages. Christians are chosen, but we are not an untried people. We are chosen while we are in the furnace of affliction, Christians are never chosen to a worldly form of peace or what the world construes as earthly joy. God has made his selection not based on what the worldviews as upright or superior. The world's religions are formed through mankind's attempt to find or choose God. God does not conform to the beliefs of self-righteous persons who trust in their own opinion of what is righteousness, counting it sufficient for justification, both being contrary to the nature and tendency of the ministry of the word. Nor is God tolerant of wicked men in their wickedness. The Gospel is a doctrine according to God's Divine nature. It is The Divine prersonality of God and the revelation of the righteousness of Christ. We are the disciples and followers of Jesus Christ, desiring to imitate God through the example of Jesus. The religion of that day was conformed to doctrines and traditions of man's opinion on how things ought to be. The modern religions are really no different than the religions of yesterday, all of which esteem traditions and man-made rules rather than God's perfect of love. Love itself is sufficient because God is love and God is sufficient.
We are sufficient in the exercise of faith, and in the doctrine of the Truth, which is the revelation of Jesus Christ and His resurrection. In establishing of both, righteousness and faith by overcoming whatever trials we might meet with through our walk in the path of Jesus Christ. Hope is now established in the covenants, that which God has already made with all the patriarchs in which we as believers are all partakers. These covenants confirm the true doctrine of the Gospel, on the account thereof, and which we are to expect of love and mercy in the Spirit and in our hearts. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, to exercise, faith, hope, and love; and likewise judgments and understandings in the truths of the Gospel, in what relates to the love of God; the covenant of grace, in the person of Jesus Christ. Moreover, acknowledging and excepting the Heritage of all the saints and patriarchs. Christians must never expect to escape troubles; if they do, they will be disappointed. None of our predecessors have been without them. Met with and the reproaches, afflictions, and persecutions they, by which they might be staggered in their hope and faith. They did not confirm the will of God concerning the afflictions in their bodies or the health of them.
The business of the physician is to confirm the state of a persons natural being. The doctor cannot see the heart nor can a judge the spirit of a man or woman. To begin with, the natural human being is already born in a state of physical deterioration. Even though the body grows for many years and is developed it will still eventually breakdown and die. However, the mind and heart can be developed to live healthy and strong forever. This can only be done by conforming it to the will and covenants that God has established for well being. Faith is established the patience. Remember Abraham, for he had his trials, setbacks, and disappointments; by his faith under them, he became the "Father of the faithful."
Abraham, Job, Jacob, Joseph, David, prophets, apostles, and martyrs, and you shall discover all the other great men of God were not established in their estates and civil property, to secure and defend. Nor did they battle for the things of this world, but for souls, a more noble and valuable part, to establish the Kingdom of God and the hearts of men and women throughout the entire world.
"Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before people I, too, will acknowledge before my Father in heaven. (33) But whoever denies me before people I, too, will deny before my Father in heaven." (34) "Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword! (35) For I came to turn 'a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. (36) A person's enemies will be members of his own family.' (37) "The one who loves his father or mother more than me isn't worthy of me, and the one who loves a son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me. (38) The one who doesn't take up his cross and follow me isn't worthy of me. (39) The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it." (40) "The one who receives you receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me. Matthew 10:32-40 ISV
The Kingdom of Heaven is built upon the framework of trials and tribulations. And the foundation is the "Rock of Ages" Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah and our Savior. In which no government or civil magistrate; can establish. Where religion is formed with the absence of the doctrine of tribulations of the saint's people that follow after doctrine are apt to be unstable; and devoid of faith in God. When faith this based upon the appearance of righteousness and goodness blessing through material things, the doors is wide-open for hypocrisy. True righteousness is established in the persecution crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ in which he established us by his name. On Name in which there is not another name above that Name which is Jesus Christ of of Nazereth. Name given to all the saints throughout the ages that by that Name we might establish of the Glory and purpose of God throughout the nations and in the hearts of of individuals. You are established both from withinthe inner person, from the corruption and unbelief of the heart by the Name of Jesus. And from without, through the temptations of Satan, and true the revilings and insults of men, and even from friends and relations.
We are attacked on all fronts by the religion of today by so-called freedom of expression. Governments at war, fear has the front runner of all temptations. Do not become much depressed when in disagreeable tribulations, or be too much elated when in agreeable times, placing too much trust and confidence in them. It is better to put all of your trust in the resurrection of Jesus Christ that indeed so is raised then we too our raised with Him. In that resurrection we hope to live in the Glory and presence of God for all eternity. The road to Heavenly glory is the pathway through which many tribulations are experienced; and which, though a rough way, is a right way. Trials are a part of our life; we therefore drink of the Blood of the Covenant in Christ's legacy.One of the decrees of God, who has appointed us to bear up the burden of Christ for his people, God has not planned our afflictions, trials and tribulations. God is not a party to evil. We are, afflicted because of Adam�s sin and in that the devil is determined to overcome each and every person alive especially the saints whom give an account to the Lord Jesus Christ who predicted our tribulations
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. (John 16:33 KJV)
Jesus foretold his disciples, that in the world they should have tribulation; as also, that there might be a conformity to him, fulfilling their destiny, and enjoy the glory of the Kingdom of God, here on earth and throughout eternity. Jesus as the head of all things, must, and did suffer many things, and enter into His glory, so must we as his members, well do likewise in the furnace of afflictions, exercise the many graces of the Holy Spirit, and prepare for heaven. And all this our hearts are framed our minds are conformed to the will and very nature of God Almighty. The world is filled with sickness and disease and all manner evil and the word promises that won't come near us. But, a day by day where afflicted but we are able to through Jesus Christ overcome and and triumph in them all. God desires us to trust and him by faith. His word is his name. The test is to trust in him patiently while expecting all His of mercy to show up on time complete with restoration. |
