Who Can Reverse It?

"Indeed before the day was, I am He;
And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand;
I work, and who will reverse it?” Isaiah 43:13 NKJV

Can any man resist snowing from heaven? Can any man resist raining from heaven? Can any man change the course of wind? Can any man even resist the birth of life? Can any man resist death? All things in heavens and on earth and under the earth are obeying the Holy One, the Creator and the King, just as exactly they were told to do eternally. No one could block the coming of the Messiah, even the Herod the Great. No one could stop the liberation from the bondage of slavery, even the King Pharaoh. No one could block the liberated people to enter the land of promise, even the fortified city of Jericho.  

This truth applies to each and every one of us as well. We're experiencing at times things which are not welcomed and pleasant at all. We respond to the unpleasant things with bitterness and anger, unquestionably ended in deep frustration and despair and cry. “Why is it happening to me?”

One thing is sure that the Scripture never hides anything for us at all, but plainly and forthrightly tells us the truth, the reality of life and humanity. It tells us that all sufferings and tribulations are coming from the Lord of hosts; even all the evils are under the Sovereign Rule of God. Nothing happens without God’s will. Jesus says, "Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will." (Matthew 10:29) God is at work at each and every human event no matter how it seems small and trivial.

Therefore, we accept by faith everything happening to us, even the painful things, as the will of the Father in heaven. The infallible ground of such a faith is this: "Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!" (Matthew 7:9-11 NKJV)

We may not know the full meaning of the sufferings and tribulations. But we do believe in God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will accomplish His will by any means, allowing the pains and sorrows in our lives. We also know that those sufferings and pains are not coming in vain, nor without purpose. Paul reveals the reason why. “And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” (Romans 5:3-5 NKJV)

So, we glory in sufferings! We dare not to try to reverse it!