They’re for our own good.
“Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.”
– 2 Chronicles 32:31
[Genesis 15:5] “Then He brought him outside and said, ‘Look now…”
It was that simple. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” – Acts 16:31 (NKJV)
You’ve got to give people room. “For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders. When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other things which they have received and…
Especially if you’re a Christian… “Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; and in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities have passed by.” – Psalm 57:1
It’s one of life’s great uncertainties. “For man also does not know his time: like fish taken in a cruel net, like birds caught in a snare, so the sons of men are snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.” – Ecclesiastes 9:12
[Matthew 14:25] “Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.”