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“Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” (Genesis 18:25).
We live in a very wooded area, and during the past three weeks we had two good-sized trees come down. Both times a sudden strong wind came up and ripped through the property. We heard a loud snapping and cracking noise each time as a tree came down. Each tree that came down was surrounded by other trees about the same size and age, but each time only one tree broke off and fell down. There seemed to be no reason for those specific trees to fall.
We look around us in everyday life, and we may see some people suffering while others are doing well. We see those who have many difficulties while others seem to be sailing through life easily. Why am I having problems while others are not? Or why is someone else in a serious difficulty while I am preserved from all that?
For one thing, we often do not know what hidden problems others may be having. But the Lord has the right, as our Creator, Savior, and Friend, to do as He sees best for us in our lives.
We may need to pass through rough times so that we can sympathize with others. Or maybe the storm may pull us closer to the Lord Jesus. Perhaps the Lord is “pruning” us so we will be more like Him. Let us not question the storms, but ask the Lord to help us learn what He may be teaching us.
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