WHY AM I THUS

Greetings,

"And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus?  and she went to enquire of the Lord."   Genesis 25:22

'Preach the Word, be instant in season and out of season. . . "  II Timothy 4:2

'Why am I thus?'  asked by Rebekah is a valid question.  Now she was carrying twins that were struggling within her.  And she went to God to enquire about this.  and God answered her.   Another example of, 'call and I will answer you'. 

As of late, the recent activities in my life, and others, have left many with this question, 'why is this happening?"  And I know that many are not fluent in KJV, but I will ask it, 'why are we thus?"   Why do bad things happen to God's people?  Why is there a barage of numerous things happening all at once?   As the Apostle Paul address his son in the faith, he gives him this directive, 'preach the Word of God, and be instant in season and out of season'.   This reveals to us, that there are season of life that come and go;  there are seasons of 'in and out'. 

An 'in season' is a period of time, for weeks, days, hours or within an hour of bliss.  A period of time that things are good and right all around in the minds, heart, and home.   I don't know for the nation that I can say this applies, so I make it more personal to individuals, families and church.    But even for the church it would be hard pressed to find 'in seasons'.   Of course, I would define for the church these seasons as revival.  God's Presence is near and upon them; His glory Shekinah is hovering upon them all. 

An 'out of season' of course, would mean the opposite.  It would be filled with trials, tribulations, sickness, perhaps sin, diffictulites and possibly death.  It would seem as if all was wrong and was was left to go wrong.  As David Wilkerson said of his out of season, 'everything was out of sorts;  everything was in chaos; everything was out of order.'   Out of order?!   Everything is amiss and nothing seems to help, change it or correct it. 

Now understanding that season come and go; these things will lessen, and be relieved for the next season.   Those on the pinnacles and out of the top of the mountains, you will have to come down.   And I greatly hope that those in the valleys, buried under great affliction and sorrow, you rise up out of that by God's Divine help.   Rebekah went to God to enquire the answer to why.   God is to be sought at all seasons, never to be left; or only sought when it is an out of season. 

Why Am I Thus
One is to understand what season we are in.  And to recognize that there are things happening for a reason.  It is not a whim, chance, karma, luck or anything of man's explanation.  There is a reason why; and that answer is found with God.  "Why are these things happening to me?'   Now there are 3 reasons that are a general rule (these are not all the reasons due to our limited ability to know what God is allowing and causing):
1.   God is allowing for these things to happen.   What God says from His throne shall come to pass.  He spoke in the beginning, 'let there be light, and there was light'.   What God pronounces shall be. 

2.  Satan is causing these things--
Satan has control and mastery over his followers.  He can infect, possess, assault, tempt, and kill.  Remember Satans activity is to kill, steal and maim;  death and destruction are usually left in his wake.   However, he cannot do any of these things to God's children, unless God permits it.   The account of Job, Judas, Ahab, and Paul are evidence of this. 
Job - for God's glory, God allowed for Satan to take away all his possessions and children; then to take away his health and to humble him on the dunghill;  but spared his life;
Judas - for fulfillment of prophecy and God's will, Judas was brought into the fold as a disciple of Christ, but God the FAther and Son both knew all along that Judas would be the one to betray Christ into the hands of evil men that sought to do their fathers's (Satan) will of destroying the Messiah;   death only brought life for all men, but not Judas;
Ahab - account of angels before God in heaven, and God asked 'how shall we destroy Ahab?'  One said after this manner and another after that manner, then arose another angel that said, "I will destroy him."  And the Father God said, 'How?"  and he answered, "I will be a lie in the mouth of the prophets before Ahab and Jehoshaphat that will lead him to his death".   The father of lies is Satan.  And God said, 'You will do it.'  And Ahab died.
Paul - had a thorn in his flesh that Satan used to buffet him;  Even though he prayed unto the Father for it to be removed, God said, 'My grace is sufficient for you' and it was not removed, but endured. 

3.   God is causing these things -   This may seem like the first answer, but it is not.  God has ordained certain things of laws for this universe, and the governing principle is 'what you sow is what you reap'.   For he that sows to sin, shall reap corruption, even death;  he that sows to the things of God shall reap God's grace, mercy and blessings. 


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