(Proverbs 12:21 KJV) There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Cancer. Crashes. Crutches. Crosses. Can we deny that these things happen to the “righteous” (6662)? I don’t think so. I have a pacemaker. I am taking medication to thin my blood because of something called atrial fibrillation. They tell me the pill is to keep me from having a stroke. That sounds harmful to me. Does that mean I am not righteous? That depends on whether you ask my wife or my dog.
Things can happen to us that we consider harm but this is written by God. Think of Job. Satan kept pushing the boundaries but God always put up a fence. God knew how far Job could be pushed without defeat. It was not too easy on his children or livestock but that was not the point.
So? We have to go through life. Jesus had to go to the cross. Paul was whipped. The promise is that it will never be able to touch the part of you that really counts. Sometimes I find that comforting; sometimes, not so much.
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