01 Nov It is What It Is (Discovering the true character of God…because He is not a car-wrecking, cancer causing Creator, but a loving, life giving Lord!) part 14
“Everything happens for a reason.” I have well meaning Christians repeat this popular Christian phrase after some tragedy occurs. I truly believe Christians share this with each other in order to make themselves feel better about things they may not fully understand.
While I certainly agree with this statement, it must be qualified! Yes ‘everything happens for a reason’ but many times the reason something happens is not our good God! You see there is a good God, a bad devil, a cursed world and stupid people! When tragedy occurs let’s not blame it on a good God but let’s put the blame where it belongs…a bad devil, cursed world or stupid people.
Remember the key verse in our series from Hebrews 11:6: “For without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
- Notice the word “cometh”. The Greek tense for the word “cometh” is in the continual tense, meaning it is discussing those who continually come to God. It could read “those that cometh and cometh and cometh to God”. It describes a continual, communicative relationship.
- When we continually come to God, we must believe that “He IS”…not He was or He will be. That describes a vast majority of the Body of Christ. “God did a miracle in Biblical days” or “One day when we all get to Heaven, He will heal then.” God is not the Great I was or the Great I will be…He IS the Great I AM!
- He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Now we’ve left behind three quarters of the Body of Christ. Most don’t believe He is a rewarder…most believe He is a taker!
Join us this month as we share more powerful truths from this series…