If it is true that God cares, then why doesn’t he do something to show us he cares? If it is true that God cares, then why doesn’t he do something about all the wrong that is in the world? If it is true that God cares, then why does he sit silently by and allow bad things to happen? Is this what a caring God does? The truth of the matter is that God really does care and has done all that he can do to take care of the problems that so many face. When God first created man, he created man to have dominion over all of his creation (Genesis 1:26-28).
“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest (pay attention to or care for) him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: all sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas” (Psalm 8:4-8).
If God does not care, then why is he so mindful of man? If God does not care, then why does he bother with us puny humans? God does care and that is why he pays so much attention to or care for us so. God does care and that is why God continues to visit with us. God created us a little lower than himself, “in his image and after his likeness” (Genesis 1:26), and placed a crown of glory and honor upon our head. God created us to have dominion and charge over everything he created and he has placed all things under our feet. Does any of this sound as if or like God doesn’t care? So many struggle with poverty, sickness, and death because they lack the knowledge. So many battle depression, fear, discouragement, low self-esteem, worry, anxiety, confusion, and doubt because they lack the knowledge. So many are praying and waiting on some divine intervention to resolve their problems for them. They do not know that we have already been given power or authority over all of these things.
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth” (Matthew 28:18). “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10:19). “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” (Mark 16:17-18).
Jesus came “to seek and save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10) and part of what Jesus saved was the authority or dominion over God’s creation (Matthew 28:18) that the first man had lost (Luke 4:6), in the garden when he ate of the fruit (Genesis 3:6-7). In getting back this authority or dominion, Jesus also gave mankind the ability to cast out devils and to lay hands on and heal the sick, along with several other things. People do not know that we must take that power or authority and resolve our problems ourselves. This is something that each one of us has to do for ourselves. God has given us everything that we need to do this. God is not going to do this for us; we have to do it.
This is what God was telling Paul, when Paul asked that the thorn in his flesh, which he said was “a messenger from Satan to hurt and bother me and prick my pride” (II Corinthians 12:7 TLB), be removed. Paul had the favor or support of God. If anyone was deserving of God’s protection or having a hedge around him that would have been Paul. So, why did God not do as Paul had requested and remove the thorn that he had been given? God responded to Paul’s prayer request saying, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness” (II Corinthians 12:9). Many see this as the actions of a God who doesn’t care, but this is so far from the truth and is not the case with Paul’s thorn in the flesh. When Paul asked God three times for help, God basically told him that his grace, what he, God had already done, was sufficient. Paul, like all of us had already been given the power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, so there was nothing else God could do for him and that why his grace, his favor was sufficient. God has done all that he can do and made every provision for us to deal with any problem that we could face. It is now up to us to do our part. We pray that you can see that God really does care for us.
We pray that today’s inspirational message will abundantly bless you and greatly inform you. We also pray that you will be the better for having read them both. If you are blessed by today’s message, please share so that others may be blessed as well. Amen.
Enjoy your blessings - KW
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