SINCERE MILK
WEDNESDAY JUNE 17, 2020
HE DOES NO EVIL
BIBLE TEXT: 1 KINGS 17:17-22
KEY VERSE: "And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?" (1 Kings 17:20).
God cannot do evil. Sadly, even some well-beloved people of God, in their moments of pain and disappointment, have ignorantly attributed some evil occurrences to God. You may have heard someone saying, "What have I done that God has done this evil to me?" It is one thing to get into trouble and entirely another to know rightly from where the trouble comes, and where to seek help.
In our text, Elijah, the man of God, made a mistake. There was a serious and perplexing problem. The only son of the woman whom God used to meet his needs, suddenly became sick and died. Was it caused by God? No! When trouble, affliction, disappointment or even death occurs, we should not charge God foolishly, but rather, run to Him for help and comfort.
Call upon God in your time of distress and He will help you. No situation should make you consider to stop loving God. He does no evil. God is good all the time. He is kind to them that fear Him (Psalm 33:18, 19).
PRAYER: Dear Lord, teach me to trust You in all my troubles.
FURTHER READING: Job 1:20-22