Why are there wars, famines, ethnic cleansing,
disease, missiles, computers, and automobiles? Why are some people rich and
others poor? Why are Christians in
China, the Sudan, the Philippines and elsewhere being tortured for their faith?
Why doesn't God simply put an end to
this mess right now and rapture us out of here?
Is there an underlying purpose to what happens
in our world?
The Scriptures answer that last question in
the affirmative. We are taught that,
from the beginning, God's purpose has been to, "…bring all things in
heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ." (Ephesian
1:10) Why? "…then the Son himself will be made
subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in
all." (I Corinthians 15:28)
The purpose of everything that happens, of
every world ruler who has ever lived, of everything that has ever been invented
and everything ever made, is to glorify God, "…far above all rule and
authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in
the present age but also in the one to come." (Ephesians 1:21)
God's purpose is to make His name known, to
reveal His glories, and to establish His kingdom among all peoples!
This purpose is something God wanted to
fulfill through His people of the Old Testament; it is something He still wants
to fulfill through His people today; and it is something He will yet fulfill
through all events in history.
Once we understand this and take it to heart,
it will transform every facet of our lives.
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