Random Thoughts- 32

[jeremiah7]

Though I am a Physician and do consultant practise concentrating on Diabetics, Hypertensives and Dyslipidemics, I often have to attend to pediatric patients in my clinic.

Children like to come to my clinic because unless absolutely necessary I do not prescribe them injections. The children in the clinic's locality often ask their parents to come to me so that they can avoid getting a needle prick that they may get elsewhere.

One such fellow was fond of me and had been my patient for quite a while. Once he was brought by his mother for being clawed by a pet dog. I had to prescribe a Tetanus Toxoid injection for him. He was his jolly self until he was led by his mother to the adjacent room and was given the shot. When he returned after getting the shot, there was a remarkable change. He looked alarmed and seemed to have lost all confidence in my non harming consultations. I didn't see him for quite a while after that.

It's like the relationship many believer's have with Jesus. Their initial walk is full of confidence that this Savior will not let them down in anyway. The brimming over with confidence continues for a while and then some situation comes where they lose that confidence suddenly and then they think---Why would Jesus allow this?

The boy in question who was given the TT shot returned after a few months for some other ailment. He was all smiles, he had forgiven me so as to say. He had forgotten the pain of the shot and the relationship was restored.

Same like us & the Great Physician Jesus I guess.

The good old promise "I will never leave you nor forsake you" has stood the test of time.

[Creed]

Thanks for the excellent analogy, Jeremiah. Seeing that I've been getting plenty of "spiritual shots" lately, I needed this reminder. Blessings!

[Guest]

[~candice~]

Spot on!

Sometimes God allows us to go through difficult times, periods of discipline, periods in the valleys. Difficult times in our walk. But He does this to sanctify us and conform us into His image.

Just like in your example, the shot was to prevent disease, so it is with Christ. He often challenges us, convicts us, and chastises us, that we may avoid the spiritual disease of sin.

Praise the Great Physician!

[jeremiah7]

Thanks friends. O how we wish that life was "free of shots"

[KC02]

Sometimes we surmise that God will not allow anything bad to happen to his people. That is certainly what we want to believe. I was just reading from a Christian author that stated that God doesn't go out of His way to keep His people out of trouble.

That really is a motif in the Bible: Trouble and deliverance.

Jesus is the God that shows up in the fire, the storm, or in battle. He is not the one that keeps us necessarily from experiencing these things.

I've always wondered why the Lord didn't help Paul stay out of prison more often. But Paul answers himself:

Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope j does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love k into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, l whom he has given us (Rom 5:3-5, NIV).

God Bless!