01.12.09
For These Tough Times
“When all that is good falls apart,
what can good people do?”
The LORD is in his holy temple;
the LORD sits on his throne in heaven.
-Psalm 11:3-4Curiously, David doesn’t answer his question with an answer. He answers it with a declaration: “The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD sits on his throne in heaven.”
The point is unmistakable: God is unaltered by our storms. He is undeterred by our problems. He is in his holy temple. He is on his throne in heaven.
So begins For These Tough Times by Max Lucado. In his book, Mr. Lucado tries to give you answers to questions like “When all that is good falls apart, what can good people do?” and “Where is God in all this?” and “Can good come from evil?” There are chapters on prayer and on perspective (God’s, not ours), on being silent (reverence) and on God’s love. I really liked this part from the chapter on God’s Great Love.
Honestly, now. Did God save you so you would fret? Would he teach you to walk just to watch you fall? Would he be nailed to a cross for your sins and then disregard your prayers? …
Can anything separate us from the love Christ has for us? (Rom. 8:35)
That’s what we want to know. …
God answered our question before we asked it. So we’d see his answer, he lit the sky with a star. So we’d hear it, he filled the night with a choir. And so we’d believe it, he did what no man had ever dreamed; he became flesh and dwelt among us.
I love how Mr. Lucado writes, his writing style is so easy to read and so understandable. I’ve always liked reading his books, You Are Special was one of my favourites. He can write such great truths, but he writes them with such simplicity. I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone. It’s quite small but it’s very good. 4.5 out of 5 stars. :)
