I have often wondered why certain things happen. How could GOD allow certain things to happen? I thought I would get the answer when I got to heaven but then my question really wouldn’t matter.
To look at the world we live in and to see the things that happen sometimes it can be scary. Murders, Rapes, Wars, sickness and death. I often wonder why are people raped or killed or afflicted with sickness. I thought it is so unfair to those people. Especially the innocent GOD fearing people. How could GOD allow things like that to happen? Then I thought of a true story. One that I have heard many times. One that thousands or more like millions of people have heard over and over for years. It is the story of JESUS. He lived a perfect life on earth for 33 years. I don’t know about you but it’s hard for me to live perfect for 33 days. He did not give in to temptation, he loved everyone, even his enemy’s. He gave GODLY advice; he was not bitter and did not hate those that hated him. He was pure, his heart was pure, his motives were pure yet he suffered. He did not deserve the pain of the beatings he took, he did not deserve to die nailed to a cross but he did. If he died like that who are we not to suffer and feel pain and heart ache? We are defiantly not better than he is. We don’t want to suffer; we don’t want anyone to suffer. As for me I can’t question why anymore. All I can do is seek his comfort and peace and his everlasting love.

I don't deserve him or his love but he gives it to me anyway!! Worship him today, love on him today, glorify him today.

THE BLOOD
HIS ARMS STRETCHED OUT OPEN WIDE
THE PAIN ON HIS FACE HE COULD NOT HIDE
HIS CLOTHES STAINED CRIMSON RED
A CROWN OF THORNS UPON HIS HEAD
EACH WRIST WAS NAILED AND ANKLES TOO
HIS SIDE WAS PIERCED, BLOOD AND WATER RAN THROUGH
THE PEOPLE PERSECUTED HIM THAT DAY
AND HE SAID FORGIVE THEM FATHER
THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY SAY
BEFORE HE DIED HE LET OUT A LOUD CRY
ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACTHANI
AFTER THAT THE VEIL WAS TORN IN TWO
THE EARTH QUAKED AND THE ROCKS SPLIT TOO
KING OF THE JEWS IS WHAT THE CROSS SAID
SOME LAUGHED SOME CRIED UNTIL HE WAS DEAD
THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD KILLED A REGULAR MAN
BUT THEY DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS I AM THAT I AM
By Chandra Harrington
copyright 2001