(March 28, 2015)
I
appreciate the line “shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done
it” for what it can tell us. First, it
is essential to understand that evil is not talking about evil deeds
necessarily (the Lord does not perform evil deeds), but rather evil is talking
about misfortune or things going against what the people want.
Viewed
in this light (and again taking Israel
as a symbol for us as believers), this then reads “shall any misfortune happen
to a believer, and the Lord hath not done it?”
To me, this makes it clear that nothing can go wrong in the believer’s
life except it be a gift (and it is a gift, regardless of the misfortune) to
that believer. Understanding this, it
makes it far easier to deal with the inevitable setbacks and trials that we
face – no matter the objective, materialistic source of the trial we can be
assured that the ultimate source is the Lord and He has given us this trial for
our benefit.
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