Suffering — The Eternal’s View Of The Ultimate Reality

We live in a materialistic world and it is, at times, difficult to see things from a spiritual vantage point. God’s perspective is certainly not our perspective.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8).

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We can likely know about as much about God’s thoughts as a grasshopper can know about our thoughts. It is a totally different dimension in thought patterns.

The Creator of this universe has a plan. That plan results in the purging out of evil and the establishing of righteousness.

In our daily lives it is difficult to be aware of the spirit world. Elisha’s assistant had that problem. He woke up and saw the city was surrounded by horses and chariots and he was afraid (2 Kings 6:15). Elisha prayed that his assistant could have his eyes opened to see the spiritual army that was protecting them (2 Kings 6:16-17). Generally we are not able to see beyond our physical plane of existence.

There was an evangelist in Miami who was scheduled to be a speaker in another city. He was scheduled to give the sermon. So it was very important to be on time. However, he began having travel problems that day causing him to think he might not make it to the airport on time. There were numerous traffic problems while he was riding in the taxi. He got to the airport with just minutes to spare. He checked in quickly. He ran to the boarding area only to see the doors close on the little tunnel that led out to where the plane was. The attendants told him that once the doors close, he could not go to the plane even though the plane was still there. He became very upset and told them that he was to be a speaker and it was very important for him to catch that flight. They informed him that they didn’t care. He was not going to be allowed to board the plane. In a fit of anger, he was yelling and screaming at the people at the gate. But they would not open the door. The plane started to taxi. He realized there was no way he would get to his destination on time. The plane took off. He was extremely upset. He sat down and started watching one of the airport televisions. In a matter of just a few minutes, the preliminary news reports started coming in that the plane he had just missed had crashed in the Everglades. This was the famous Value Jet crash. From God’s perspective he had missed one speaking opportunity but he was still alive to speak on many more occasions.

We all have low points in our lives during which we will either remain faithful to God or fall away. Jeremiah was lowered into a prison well in which his feet sank into the mud (Jeremiah 30:6). Joseph was falsely accused of rape and thrown into prison (Genesis chapter 39). Job was covered with boils from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet (Job 2:7). All three were faithful and all three eventually recovered from their losses.

“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us” (Romans 8:18). The King James “reckon” is from the Greek “logizomai”, meaning: calculate, take into account.

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Wily Elder, CBA

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