God Who Never Fails
The God Who Never Fails
Child of God – remember that you are loved, and that you are not alone even when you cry silent tears.
No matter how bad things appear in your life, we have the words of Jesus to comfort us through our temporary suffering while here on earth.
Know that He is with you through every trial.
We know that verse so well, don’t we?
But, it’s important not to misinterpret what it says.
The promise that God works all things together for good does not mean that all things, taken by themselves, are good. Some things and events are decidedly bad. But God is able to work them together for good. He sees the big picture; He has a master plan. – Got Questions website.
Perhaps you have also turned to this verse in 1 Peter for comfort as well.
We serve the God who never fails, in any and every circumstance.
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
– 1 Peter 5:10. (NASB).2
Is There Purpose in Our Suffering?
Through sleepless nights and uncontrollable tears, our desire for resolution of our problems can lead to questions like:
How can you let this happen to me, God?
Why does everything bad happen to me?
Some day, we will know the answers to our whys.
The reality of suffering is a tough pill to swallow, but there is a welcoming light at the end of what can be a very dark tunnel.
That light is our great physician, Jesus. In eternity, all of our suffering will be removed.
A man may go to a physician, and be prescribed a course of treatment which at the time is unpleasant or even painful; but if he trusts the wisdom of the man of skill, he accepts the thing that is laid upon him. It is so with us if we love God. But if a man does not love and trust God, he may well resent what happens to him and may well fight against God’s will. It is only to the man who loves and trusts that all things work together for good, for to him they come from a Father who in perfect wisdom, love and power is working ever for the best. – William Barclay, theologian and author.3
It’s difficult for our finite human minds to totally grasp, but we can know that Jesus understands our sufferings – having undergone the worst, most wicked death on the cross.
Jesus is now in glory with the Father and He is waiting to welcome you, dear believer, when it is your time.
Perspectives on Suffering
Have you ever heard the expression that something was a Godsend?
How about in relation to suffering?
Here’s an astonishing idea: Can suffering actually be a Godsend?
Popular Christian recording artist, Riley Clemmons, presents a perspective in her lovely song appropriately titled, Godsend.
No matter what happens in our lives we have a God who never fails.
As our nation fails, as our sufferings increase, our mission is clear: to spread the grace of the gospel.
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1 Quotation from gotquestions.org, from “What does it mean that all things work together for good (Romans 8:28)?” n.d., para. 5. Web. Accessed October 21, 2022. https://www.gotquestions.org/all-things-work-together-for-good.html
2 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
3 William Barclay quotation, “Bible Commentaries”. [1706.] Courtesy of Studylight.org., https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsb/romans-8.html, n.d. para. 46. Public Domain. Web. Accessed 21 October, 2022.
