"Making All Things Good"

"Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God." (Psalms 83:1) Many people really don't actually think God concerns Himself with the affairs of mankind; as if He just lets things play out or take their natural course. I don't agree with that kind of thinking, nor do I think God stands still during acts of hate or destruction against His people. We really have no idea what goes on in heaven, nor can we see what is going on in the spiritual world all around us. Yesterday there was a question about what happens to people when they die. Good question, but one that requires some real knowledge of the Scriptures. The bottom line, if you want to call it that, is that those who are God's children are taken into God's care; while those that are not, are held here until the day of judgment. How or where they are held, it is up for debate; but where or how God's children are treated is made perfectly clear. The easiest way to look at this type of question is by place of citizenship; if you are a citizen of heaven, then you are handled by God and His messengers; if you are a citizen of the world, then you are handled by the world, until further notice! It really does not matter what happens to God's children here, because they are always in God's hand, always! No matter what might be happening in this physical world, that's not really the world we are to be are concerned about; ours is another place, one that is free of death and sickness and evil; one that is waiting just on the other side of this. It really isn't hard to understand, when it comes to His children, God is always making things work for the good; everything works towards the good, even death, which is really life...
"Jesus said, "There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury. At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores. As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man's table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores. Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, and his soul went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side."" (Luke 16:19-23) NLT