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 God’s Love in the Disruption 

Why does God allow or cause affliction and trouble? We can see in 2 Chronicles 15:5-6 how God had caused the troubles that the Israelites were experiencing, but what was the purpose of disrupting their lives? Is God just randomly cruel?

Not at all. The answer is found in verse 3: “For many days Israel was without the true God and without a teaching priest and without law.” Israel had lost three critical things in their journey as God’s chosen people.

First, they had lost sight of the true God and instead chose to worship a number of other false gods. Second, they had lost their teaching priests, which means any knowledge of the truth that God had given them was also lost. Third, they had lost the Law, which meant they had no standard for living and everyone was doing what was right in their own eyes. For those reasons, God afflicted them with all kinds of trouble. He did so for one purpose: to get them to return to Him. He did it out of love. 

The situation is similar today as well. In the middle of what you’re facing today, whether it’s job loss or health concerns or loneliness, take heart; by seeking God out, He will see you through your struggle. The discipline of a parent can seem harsh to a child while they are experiencing it. But they eventually come to see what’s behind it all: love. Let the love of God cover you and lift you up during this current crisis.