Here are some good reasons for what man thinks is bad: 1. Pain and death help man comprehend the power and awfulness of sin. The entrance of sin brought destruction and decay into the world. It is a good thing to be wary of the effects of evil… By seeing how bad results come from sin, we might learn to avoid it to whatever degree possible. 2. Pain and death are sometimes used by God to judge sin. The Bible is full of stories of God’s use of physical pain and death to accomplish judgment. 3. Pain and death help us know the importance of Christ’s death... Christ took sin on Himself at the cross in order to deliver people from the consequences of their sin. We should be thankful that God has made a way to escape the consequences of sin through Christ. The more I know about evil, the more I should want to be freed from its power, and the more I should be appreciative of the only way of ultimate escape through Christ's death. 4. Pain sometimes brings people to Christ. When a person realizes that he is weak and needs Christ, he is most willing and ready to come to Him. Sometimes God is good in removing our self-sufficiency through suffering. 5. Pain and conflict with evil does the authentic Christian good. The Bible actually says, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Rom. 8:28; see 2 Cor. 12:7-10). After Joseph had endured a lot of evil from his own brothers, he told them, “But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good” (Gen. 50:20). 6. Finally, bad things happen because God wants to teach Christians something about His special favor toward them (see Rom. 9:22-23).

Jim Elliff

Post published:December 20, 2022

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JOSH 3:1 I usta Isus ujutru rano, i kretoše se od Sitima i dodjoše do Jordana on i svi sinovi Izrailjevi, i noæiše onde a ne predjoše.
JOSH 3:2 A posle tri dana prodjoše upravitelji kroz logor,
JOSH 3:3 I zapovediše narodu govoreæi: Kad vidite kovèeg zaveta Gospoda Boga svog i sveštenike Levite gde ga nose, podjite i vi s mesta svog i idite za njim.
JOSH 3:4 Ali neka bude daljine izmedju vas i njega do dve hiljade lakata; bliže do njega ne primièite se, da biste poznali put kojim æete iæi, jer još nikada niste išli tim putem.
JOSH 3:5 I Isus reèe narodu: Osveštajte se, jer æe sutra uèiniti Gospod èudesa medju vama.
JOSH 3:6 Potom reèe Isus sveštenicima govoreæi: Uzmite kovèeg zavetni i idite pred narodom. I uzeše kovèeg zavetni i podjoše pred narodom.
JOSH 3:7 A Gospod reèe Isusu: Danas te poèinjem uzvišavati pred svim Izrailjem da poznaju da æu i s tobom biti kao što sam bio s Mojsijem.
JOSH 3:8 Zato ti zapovedi sveštenicima koji nose kovèeg zavetni, i reci: Kad dodjete na kraj vode Jordana, stanite u Jordanu.
JOSH 3:9 I reèe Isus sinovima Izrailjevim: Pristupite ovamo, i èujte reèi Gospoda Boga svog.
JOSH 3:10 Po tom reèe Isus: Po ovom æete poznati da je Bog živi posred vas, i da æe zaista odagnati ispred vas Hananeje i Heteje i Jeveje i Ferezeje i Gergeseje i Jevuseje:
JOSH 3:11 Evo, kovèeg zaveta Gospoda svoj zemlji poæi æe pred vama preko Jordana.
JOSH 3:12 Zato sada izaberite dvanaest ljudi iz plemena Izrailjevih, po jednog èoveka iz svakog plemena.
JOSH 3:13 I èim sveštenici, noseæi kovèeg zaveta Gospoda Gospoda svoj zemlji, stanu nogama svojim u vodi jordanskoj, voda æe se u Jordanu rastvoriti, te æe voda koja teèe odozgo stati u gomilu.
JOSH 3:14 I kad se podiže narod iz šatora svojih da predje preko Jordana, i sveštenici ponesoše kovèeg zavetni pred narodom,
JOSH 3:15 I kad oni što su nosili kovèeg dodjoše do Jordana, i sveštenici noseæi kovèeg okvasiše noge svoje na kraju vode (jer je Jordan pun preko bregova svojih za sve vreme žetve),
JOSH 3:16 Zaustavi se voda što je tekla odozgo, i stade u jednu gomilu vrlo nadaleko, kod grada Adama, koji je kraj Zaretana; a što je teklo dole u more kraj polja, more slano, oteèe sasvim; i narod prelažaše prema Jerihonu.
JOSH 3:17 A sveštenici koji su nosili kovèeg zaveta Gospodnjeg stajahu na suvom usred Jordana bez straha, a sav Izrailj idjaše po suvom, dokle sav narod ne predje preko Jordana.

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