I know several good people who have encountered hardships in one way or another.
As I read this morning’s text, I couldn’t help but think of these dear friends.
Some have not been able to have children of their own. Others have had health issues or physical ailments, and some have lost loved ones in accidents. Life is hard.
When speaking of Elizabeth and Zachariah, the scriptures state: “Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments and regulations of the Lord. But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren.”
I don’t know the whys, but this Scripture declares that you can be living right and even be blameless before God, doing exactly what He wants for your life, and still experience suffering. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. God is not punishing you.
God is love. He loves you. Jesus came to show us what God is like. I believe He would have sat with you in your pain and disappointment. I believe He would have cried with you. I know that He was willing to die for the brokenness you are experiencing. He wants to see the world made right!
