The other day I was in what I call a 'constructive' discussion with someone and it focused on whether God existed. The question was if God existed why does he permit 'bad things' to happen to 'good people'? Why does the all powerful God permit 'good people' to die after much prayers of faith? Does he really exist? Of course my response was God does exist and that his purposes and plans are perfect but that Satan has always tried to pervert them. God is good, sees the complete picture and not the partial one we so often see.
And as I recall the conversation my thoughts go to the fact that is it not the ultimate answer to prayer when my twin sister, ravaged with cancer and below par in response to our prayers for healing, was taken away to heaven, where there is no more pain, anguish or suffering? Where she sits triumphantly on the right hand side of the Father? This is exactly the same line I preached sometime ago at Shepherd's Flock, a church in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
I am not sure that many Christians, at least those from my culture, have formed a complete narrative of death consistent with the nature of God and who he is. We all, including our ministers of the gospel, must not ignore this but through rigorous study of scripture help others and ourselves to enter into a complete understanding of this important and yet inevitable fact of life.
I am off to the airport now and I hope to conclude tomorrow…..
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