Why Not You

Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Ask not why bad things happen to good people. Ask why good things happen to bad people since none are good. Even the declared righteous by the grace of God because they came to Jesus for the forgiveness of their sins are not good in themselves. Their only good is what God has done for them and what He is doing in them through the Holy Spirit and His Word.

Ask not, ""Why me?" when the answer is "Why not me?" We are in the world, but not of the world, but that does not exempt us from the normal vicissitudes of life. The unbelieving need to see how God is with us and brings us through them. Quit trying to live problem free and on easy street. Our best ministry often comes while we are in a trial or tragedy.

Jesus did not exempt Himself from the trials on the trail of life. He showed us how to get through them depending on God and His grace and power, not our goodness and power. He gave Himself up to the will of the Father even unto death knowing that the Father loved Him and the Judge of all the earth would do right.

We need to do the same. He does give us respite from trials at time and He does give us comfort in them. Yet, many people have come to Him because of how a saint responded to heartbreak, illness and even death. That got through to them when a thousand sermons on grace or Hell did not move them.

We may not "be carried through the skies on flowery beds of ease." We may see ourselves "sailed through bloody seas" to Glory. Either way will bring us home, but let us be about our Father's business allowing Him to choose what path He leads us on. Just sing with joy that "He leadeth me, O precious thought. Maranatha.