 In
a fallen world, we sometimes sink under
the weight of human misery, ours and
those around us.
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After two miscarriages
in nine months, Robin, age 41, is left with a lot of unanswered
questions. But she understands that this is not a perfect world.
It’s a world of groaning (Psalm
6:6; Romans
8:22–23). A world where the unimaginable and the unexplainable
are everyday realities.
Does faith make a
difference? In Hebrews 11 in the New Testament, the heroes of the
faith of the Old Testament are given honorable mention. People
like Noah. Moses. Abraham. Some of these believers, it says, were
stoned to death. Others put to the sword. Flogged. Mocked. And
mistreated. They didn’t have it easy. Apparently, their acts
of faith didn’t shield them from earthly suffering.
It takes an unheard of trust
in an unseen God. |
