Jeremiah 30:17
“For I will restore health to you
And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord.”

Almighty God many a times in our life sends us into difficult situations which seems like punishment. Here too God Himself send the small group of Judah into Babylonian captivity to break them and make them walk in God’s ways. During captivity lot of suffering they faced as we read in Jeremiah 30:6;12;13;14;15.

Why such pain in the life of God’s people?
Because they failed to listen to various warnings, prophecy, and word of God which was repeatedly sent to them. God sends us into punishment when people whom God invited for HIS glory fail to live for HIS glory by total submission.

Hebrew 12:6 says God chastens those HE loves so that they wholeheartedly turn towards GOD. Though it seems uncomfortable for sometime, but when we accept that chastening it brings eternal blessings in our life. Jeremiah 30:18;19 shows GOD himself chastens and after repentance also restores us.

Hosea 6:1 says “Come let us return to the Lord; for HE has torn, but HE will heal us; HE has stricken , but HE will bind us up.”
God doesn’t force us, but wants us to obey Him totally wholeheartedly out of love for Him.
In order to bring in us that kind of obedience, though it is painful for God to see us crying, HE allows us in such trials of life. We can see in the life of David, Joseph and so many saints of God who just dint run away from such trials, but instead submitted themselves to such trials patiently and saw God’s promises fulfilled.

Some of the reasons why does God allow such thorn in our life are:

1. To turn to God, have relationship with him and give attention to HIM and have closer walk with HIM.  (Act 9:1-20)
2. Focus on HIM not on circumstance and establish our faith. (Example : Joseph)
3. To make us humble, that we don’t exalt ourselves. (2 Corinthians 12:7-11)
4. To bring in us God’s nature of long-suffering and patience with humble obedience out of reverence and God fear.
5. We start taking sin seriously and hate sin with all our heart and finally repent with brokenness to God.
6. These trials help us to be partakers of the sufferings of Christ thereby know HIM and the power of HIS resurrection, which can bring us out of any grave situation. Phil 3:10;11.
7. Corinthians 1:5-9 These trials make us a blessing for others. We become comforter for those who are in such pain.

Thus fulfilling God’s purpose through us.

Do you also have such thorn in your life?

God has remembered you and chosen you to be chastened by HIS mighty and loving hands.
Rejoice and submit into HIS wonderful hands.

Analyze yourself and submit to GOD wholeheartedly today.
You are in the POTTER’S HAND.
God bless you.
Have a blessed day.