“Why do you keep forgetting us? Why do you forsake us so long?” (Lamentations 5:20)
Suffering is a weapon that our adversary, the devil, wields with expertise and ferocity. Just as God the Father blesses as the rain falls and the sun shines (Matthew 5:45), so Satan curses. In our life, we all will feel the fury of Satan’s wrath, and when those moments of hurt come, how we respond is going to define our success as Christians. But this is far easier said than done. When these moments of suffering come, our first instinct is to put God on trial and begin to question him. “Why is this happening? Why did you let this happen? What is the point of this, God?” If we’re not careful, we can drown amidst a sea of questions.
But there are answers. God did not throw us into a world run by Satan with the expectation that we just figure it all out on our own. He has given us everything we will need in order to find a sense of peace, even in the shadow of the valley of death. The problem is that many of us don’t know how to answer these questions, or we choose to look in the wrong place. If you’re reading this today and you have ever asked the question “why?” amidst the suffering and chaos of this world, you are not alone. I have, too. Elijah, Habakkuk, Moses, Jeremiah, and even the Angel of the Lord (Zechariah 1:12) understand your pain and have asked the same question. Let’s take a moment and find some clarity in the hurt.
Let’s start with a reminder of the three most beautiful and powerful words that have ever been spoken–“God is love” (1 John 4:8). God, at His very core, is the same self-sacrificial and extravagant love of Jesus Christ on the cross. That is who He is. That is what He does. Therefore, in moments of pain or darkness, it is important to remind ourselves that GOD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUFFERING. Far too frequently, in Christians’ haste for piety, God’s sovereignty is defined as Him being in control of all things and responsible for all that occurs on planet earth. Though this may sound very religious, it is actually a very dangerous and unfaithful view of God. When we do this, we begin to take our anger, suffering, hurt, evil, damage, and baggage and fit them into the pure love of God’s will and character.
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In our eyes, the will of God begins to transform from a will of peace and love, to something nearly demonic and sinister. It leads us to believe that God gave us cancer, killed our loved ones, instigated tragedy, and even worse things in the name of “His mysterious will.” But we as Christians no longer live with God’s will as a mystery. God has given us “unveiled eyes” (2 Cor 3:7-18) to be able to “speak the wisdom of God” and even know “the deep things of God” (1 Cor 2:6-10). No longer are we living in ignorance to God’s will and nature, but we have seen it revealed to us in the life, death, and resurrection of Christ (Heb 1:1-3). Today, we know that God is “light and in Him is no darkness at all” (1 John 1:5) and the “father of lights” (James 1:17). Therefore, when your finger points to God in moments of hurt, ask yourself this: Is this light? Is this love? Is this Christ-like? If the answer is no, then maybe you’re pointing the finger at the wrong entity.
So where do we look? Why do these things happen to us? In short, I don’t know. No one does. But we do know who is beside us trying to heal us and give us peace. We know who is with us through it all. The beautiful truth about Christianity is that I don’t have to ask “why,” I simply have to ask “who?” and that answer is, and will forever be, Jesus Christ. If you are hurting today, there is a Father of lights who wants to pour blessings upon you and bask you in His eternal light. There is a God who is catching every tear in a bottle (Ps 56:8) and working tirelessly to work all things for good (Rom 8:28). Do not allow your anger or hurt to be placed upon the physician who is working to heal your pain. Do not allow it to drive a wedge between you and the God who is fully love. We must stop exhausting ourselves with WHY so we can begin to heal through the One WHO will always stand with us.
Bishop Darby
