“Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.” James 1:12
I went to get more coffee and returned to find our dog Abbey like this. I wondered if she was pondering the problem of being a dog and wondering why she doesn’t get to eat breakfast at the table!
It made me think of what I read in Alec Motyer’s commentary on James yesterday:
“Many people have pondered the ‘problem of pain.’ Few pause to ponder the problem of happiness. Why should a holy God give me restful days, a happy home, healthy and dear children to a sinner like me? How I should love him for these blessings!
Likewise it is true that the Lord visits with with hardships and sorrow so that he may draw near to us and ask, ‘Do you love me still?
An elderly man, bereaved of his wife, said: ‘It must be that the Lord still has something for me to do, else why has he left me here?’ And someone replied, ‘He has not left you to do anything except to love him still.’
Following up on yesterday’s post, I ask myself:
What do I have to do today? (What do you have to do today?)
And the answer, “He has not left you to do anything except to love him still.”
What do you think?
