Has God done you wrong? Sometimes we look at tragedies and blame God because He did not intervene. We know He COULD have changed the situation, so we are mad because He did not.
If I hear you blame God, I will want to convince you God has a plan, and that there may be details you can’t understand right now. But Paul would not try to convince you or change your views. Instead, he says that even if you are correct, questioning God reveals a problem in your heart:
“Who are you, o man, to answer back to God? Will the pot say to the potter, ‘Why are you making me this way?’ Or does not the potter have a right over the clay to make from the same lump one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?” Romans 9:20-21.
Who are you to question God?
I’m sure you can think of people on earth you might fear to question. But you flippantly toss blame God’s way, giving no thought to His overwhelming power and might and majesty. If you stood before Him, believe me—you would not question Him.
And Paul is not concerned with some personal tragedy. He is writing about the apostasy of the entire race of Israel, God’s chosen people. Paul writes, “I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying… I have intense sorrow and anguish in my heart. I could almost wish to be cursed and cut off from the Messiah for the benefit of my brothers….” Romans 9:1-3. Paul grieves the lost state of Israel, and says he would consider trading his salvation for theirs. But he chooses to trust God and defends Him: “For God has imprisoned all [Jews and Gentiles] in disobedience, so that He may have mercy on all” Romans 11:32.
Paul trusts God’s plan.
He concludes:
“Oh, the depth of riches of both the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!” Romans 11:33.
Praise God for His amazing wisdom and ways.
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