"The Right of Life" -2

"O continue Thy lovingkindness unto them that know Thee; and Thy righteousness to the upright in heart." (Psalms 36:10) Nothing could be more important to God than the assurance of our eternal happiness; He has gone through great pains and given His all to assure that we can have eternal life without all this pain and suffering which we are currently faced with. That said, Jesus never assured us that we would be happy in this place of suffering; what He did say, is that we could have joy; joy and happiness are not the same things. If you were to be perfectly honest with yourself, dragging yourself out of bed in the morning is not the prime example of a happy life; who wants to jump up in the morning and dance, when they know that there are going to be battles to fight somewhere alone the day. But when it comes to joy, joy is inspired by knowing how much we are loved by God; it's not based upon the life we are currently living, but upon the life that is waiting on the other side of this one. As a matter of fact, Jesus told Pilate, "My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence." There is something here to see about the way Jesus looks upon His situation, and how He views the suffering that is being experienced in this world: if this were His world, then those that were following Him would usher Him into His rightful position and would fight for Him; however, it is not His world, therefore there is no need to fight for His rightful position, because His rightful position is at the right hand of the Father. In that same arena, the Father need not fight for Him here, because the suffering He is to suffer here is but for a moment; likewise, the suffering that we will suffer here is also just for a moment; although it might seem like forever when we are going through something devastating, it really is nothing compared to what is waiting on the other side of this world. Therefore, God really does not need to fight for us here, as some would like Him to fight, such as those that might be dealing with an illness that might be terminal; the way God sees things, that terminal illness is bringing you through this hell faster than you would otherwise; and as far as the suffering goes, He is more than able to help us with that, by allowing Him to fill us with His Spirit, we can withstand insurmountable trials that come with illness, whether they involve physical pain, or whether they involved the cares for those you love that are suffering. Jesus never said that we would be free from suffering in this world; but He has promised to get us through to the other side... "These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." (John 16:33)