“Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.” Peter was a self-appointed protector. He would shield his Loved One from suffering. Oswald Chambers called such people “amateur providences.” Many of us seem to know the will of God for others better than we do for our own lives. Life is bitter-sweet, and we must all drink of that cup on our pilgrim journey from time to time.
It is possible to think we are helping loved ones by keeping them from suffering; when, in reality, we are hindering the perfect will of God. Instead of allowing God’s purifying fire to burn away the dross, we pluck them from the flame prematurely and diminish their worth. When our Lord is doing business with another believer, we need to remember Jesus’ words, “Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?”
Where is the safest place for your loved ones...in your hands, or God’s?
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