Imagine
the following scenario: A father tells his little girl, “Come here, girl. Mummy
says that you have been playing by the roadside. Is that true?” “Yes, Daddy. I
am sorry.” “Sorry? How many times have I told you not to play near the road?
Come here! Lie down on the road and stretch out your legs!”
Daddy
drives his car over his little girl’s legs. You can hear the sound of bones
being crushed and the poor girl screaming in pain!
“Now,
darling, you know that Daddy loves you. And Daddy did that to teach you a
lesson, that playing by the roadside is dangerous.”
You
are probably shaking your head in horror by now, wondering which sick father
would do that. Yet, there are many Christians who believe that our heavenly
Father does the same thing. They say that He gives people sicknesses,
accidents, earthquakes and death to teach them lessons.
But
Jesus said, “If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father.” Jesus is the nature
of God in action. Throughout the Gospels, we see Jesus or God going about
healing the sick. If God wants some people sick, then there should be at least
one incident in the Gospels where you see Jesus saying, “Behold, your
complexion is too lovely, receive leprosy,” or “Blindness is good for you.
Remain blind.” But no, never once! In fact, Jesus “went about doing
good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil”
(Acts 10:38). That’s the heart of God.
As
a father, if your child is sick and in pain, your heart just wants him well.
How much more your heavenly Father! My friend, God does not give your child a
sickness to teach both of you some lesson or to glorify Himself. To think so is
to talk out of a warped mind bound by religion! And Christianity is not a
religion. It is a loving relationship with your Father in heaven.
Beloved, hear God speaking this to your heart today: “I will never punish you for your sins because they have been punished in My Son’s body. I do not wish you ill. I will not take away your child or give you a car wreck to teach you some lesson. My heart always wants My children well and joyful!” (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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