April 15, 2014 Isaiah 49:1-7
Tuesday
in Holy Week Psalm 71:1-14
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
John 12:20-36
The
lessons from 1st Corinthians and John struck a very strong chord
with me. 1st Corinthians
discusses the wisdom of man versus the wisdom of God, and states that no man,
regardless of how wise they are, can begin to understand God’s wisdom. John’s lesson ends with that fact that if you
do not walk in God’s light, you will be walking in darkness without knowing
where you are headed.
In
2001, within a little over a month’s time, I lost two members of my
family. Both of these losses occurred
through terrible circumstances. For many
years, I tried to understand God’s reasons and wisdom behind the loss of my
family members. At one point, I even
fell away from God because I could not understand why he let these things
occur. However, over time I began to
realize, as John says, that I was walking in darkness, not knowing where I was
going. I came to understand that I will
never understand God’s reasons, and that I would be lost in the darkness if I
continued down the path I was on. I
realized that I must always walk in God’s light, no matter what the
circumstances are.
God –
Please give me the strength to accept what I cannot understand and allow me to
always walk in your light regardless of the circumstances.
Arnold
Schuff
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