After more than five decades of involvement in the civil rights movement, Jesse Jackson, slowed by age and Parkinson’s disease, is stepping down from the Rainbow-PUSH Coalition. Jackson will forever be tied to the life, and death, of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And he was, at one time, thought by many to be the heir to MLK’s throne as the leader of black America. Did he live up to Dr. King’s standard? Did his presidential run in 1988 pave the way for Barack Obama’s journey to the White House? In a special edition of Tennessee Harmony, Jason, Anthony Walker, and Virgil Walker discuss the legacy and impact of Rev. Jackson.
We all will face hardship at some point. Yesterday, we looked at some possible sources of adversity. Now, let’s look at how our Father sees the trials He allows in a believer’s life.
God’s purpose isn’t to destroy us; rather, it’s to stimulate our spiritual growth. In His great wisdom, He knows how to take an awful situation and use it to transform us into the image of Christ and equip us to carry out His will.
Every adversity that comes into our life is sifted through the Father’s permissive will. That doesn’t mean the difficulty itself is His perfect will, but He’s allowed the trial to touch us so that He can use it to accomplish His wonderful purposes for our life.
Since our human eyes can’t always see what the Lord is doing, we won’t always understand everything we face. God’s plans involve far more than each individual life; they include all of creation and reach from the beginning of time to eternity. Though we’ll never grasp the infinite mind of God, we can know His faithfulness and love.
When you can’t understand God’s ways, choose to focus on His perfect knowledge, wisdom, and power. Remember, He sees the entire picture and loves you more than you can imagine. This is a time to walk by faith, as perfect understanding comes only in heaven.
Bible in One Year: Isaiah 1-3
