Why Pain?Sample

How Can Pain Glorify God?

You cannot escape the pain. It is not a matter of whether it will come into your life or happen to someone very close to you; instead, it is a matter of when and how much. You are either coming out of one storm or heading into another.

God sometimes allows us to go through pain, suffering, or trials, so His name is glorified. Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego and Daniel stood firm in their faith and did not complain during the hour of testing but trusted in the living God. Therefore, you can see how God blessed and honored all four of them before men.

Do you think God could not have helped the Israelites to leave Egypt after the first plague? Why did He let them go through all ten? Of course, He could have removed them. But did He? No. Why? Only to demonstrate His power through which His name could be glorified. How God delivered the Israelites from each of the ten plagues was a miracle, but God had more to show. The parting of the Red Sea was the final miracle to show God’s marvelous hand on those He wanted to deliver and His judgement on those He wanted to punish. Hardening Pharaoh’s heart was part of the process.

We read John Chapter 11 about how Lazarus was raised from the dead. When Jesus came to know His good friend was sick, He said this sickness was for the glorification of God. In the four Gospels, we can see Jesus ever willing to reach out to the sick and even the dead, for example, Jairus’ daughter and the widow of Nain’s son. However, in the case of Lazarus, Jesus deliberately delayed His visit by four days so that God’s name would be glorified through the amazing miracle. Jesus turned around that tragic death into life. God can work now as He did with Daniel, his friends, and Lazarus. He knows the right time, and He makes all things beautiful in His time.

You, too, may be going through a severe problem you feel you do not deserve. But I want to tell you, my beloved brother or sister, allow God to do His work, and when it is done, you will be astonished at His hand over you.

You are rich when you are content, whether you are blessed or facing a crisis. Learn to trust God no matter what. No worldly fire or lion, not even death itself, can harm you if you trust God and let Him work through you. Your Creator will always keep you safe, and His name will be glorified for the expansion of His kingdom.