1:10,11
We now get a full description of the things that God did to frustrate the Israelites. God actively brought a drought upon the land. Now the modern mind recoils from such a notion, but this is what the Bible says. So what are we going to do about it? Are we going to put modern man’s wisdom above God’s wisdom? Are we going to deny the authority of the Bible, and say that this is just what the people thought God did, but they were wrong? And there are plenty who go under the name of Christian who would say yes we must adopt one of these lines of thought. Or are we going to accept this as the word of God and see what we can learn? This latter approach is the one we will take and is bound to be the most fruitful.
If having food and material wealth was the chief end of life , if a man’s life was indeed made up of the extent of his possessions, then if God was a God of love His primary aim would be to give His people good harvests. But a man’s life is not made up of his possessions (Luke 12:15), we are called to a higher purpose, Israel had a higher purpose. We need to recognise what our true purpose in life is, and that is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. And God’s love is such that He will act so that we find that higher purpose, that deeper infinitely more meaningful life.
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