People are confused by calamity because they believe man is basically good and deserving. That’s why there is so much talk about things being “unfair”. The Bible, however, tells us that we are sinful and undeserving. That’s why Christians speak so much about grace. As long as a person believes the lies about “self-worth”,”self-esteem”,”
He who has deserved a hanging has no reason to charge the judge with cruelty—if he escapes with a whipping! And we who have deserved a damning have no reason to charge God for being too severe—if we escape with a fatherly lashing!…
You have no reason to complain, as long as you are out of hell. Do you murmur, because you are under pain and sickness? Nay, bless God, you are not there where the worm never dies! Do you grudge, that you are not in so good a condition in the world as some of your neighbors are? Be thankful, rather, that you are not in the condition of the damned! Is your money gone from you? Thank God that the fire of His wrath has not consumed you! Kiss the rod, O sinner! and acknowledge mercy!
