“Why?” Do you ever ask that? I read a story in a devotion book that really hit home in my heart. It said:
“A visitor at a school for the deaf was writing questions on the board for the children. One of the questions he wrote was this: ‘Why has God made me able to hear and made you deaf?’
That shocking question hit the children like a cruel slap on the face. They sat paralyzed, pondering the dreadful word, ‘Why?’ And then a little girl arose.
With her lip trembling and her eyes swimming with tears, she walked up to the board. Picking up the chalk, she wrote with a steady hand these precious words: ‘Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do’ (Matthew 11:26). What a reply! Why? Because this is what my loving Father was pleased to do.”
I bet you ask that same question, “Why?… Why me?… Why her?… Why not them?…” That question tears at your heart. It brings tears to your eyes. “Why?” So often, there isn’t an answer.
But here’s one thing you can be absolutely sure of: “Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.” Whatever “why?” you are asking today isn’t just bad luck. It’s not chance. It is the work of God your loving Father in heaven. You can trust him, even when you don’t understand why. God your Father loves you more than you can imagine. He proved that when he sent his Son Jesus to die on the cross for you.
When the “Why?” comes, learn to content your soul with Jesus’ words: “Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.”
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