DOUBTING HIS GOODNESS

READ:Romans 8:28-32
He who did not spare His own son,...how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
-Romans 8:32




A man in Dundee,Scotland, who had fallen and broken his back,was confined to his bed for 40 years.He never had a day without pain, but God gave him the grace and strength to keep going.His cheery disposition and great love for the Lord inspired all who visited him.

One day a friend asked,"Doesn't the devil ever tempt you to doubtGod?" "Oh yes,he tries-especially when I have to lie here and see my old schoolmates driving by,having a good time with their families.At time it's as if Satan whispers, 'If the Lord is so good,why does He keep you here?Why did He allow you to break your back?'"

When the friend asked how he handled such attacks,the man replied,"I point him to Calvary and to the wounds of my saviour and say,"Doesn't He love me!'The devil can't answer that,so he flees every time."

That man's faith in God's love laid to rest any doubts about His goodness.He knew that the One who gave His only begotten Son to save him certainly loved him and was working out His good purposes in spite of the accident and all his suffering.

Christian,counter your doubts about the goodness of God by focusing on His sacrifial love.

If you are tempted to deny

The goodness of God's grace,

Look to the cross of Calvary

Where Jesus took your place.-Sper

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ONE LOOK AT CALVARY CAN DISPEL YOUR DOUBTS.