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God is always there in the midst of the mess of human existence, contending with the human condition, dealing with the hardness of our hearts.

In the waiting, and through the suffering, God is preparing us for the future he has planned.

Three reasons for Jesus’ weeping at Lazarus’ tomb give us a glimpse of how God sees our suffering and death.

God meets us at the point of our deepest need. He met Elijah in despair and provided what he needed to continue his life and his work.

The death of John the Baptist is an inspiration and an encouragement to Christians suffering persecution. But to those of us who are not persecuted or imprisoned for our faith it still gives us an example to follow.

Biblical Christianity is marked by God’s presence in the midst of challenges and a people who continue to love to God despite their pains and problems.

Throughout the book of Revelation, the call of God’s people is to bear faithful witness to Jesus, even though it will mean suffering, and quite possibly a shameful death.

Revelation shows us, in vivid graphic detail, that the only way to understand the judgement of God is when we come to terms with how real and ugly evil is and what untold havoc and fear it causes in this good and beautiful world that God has made.

These and the following chapters of Revelation are not what we want to hear, just as the news from the doctor may not be what we want to hear. But it is what we must hear if the world is to be healed.