"Could it be that both physical and emotional pain, which can ultimately lead to dispare and contempt, which can also lead to the Spiritual seperation from God, had to be displayed; Fortifiying the Message that even at the lowest point in our lives, through any hardship we may endure; as long as we keep our eyes on Jesus and the Will of God, we shall find peace...?
This endurance of unimaginable faith and focus on God and the assurance of life everlasting was proof of the ultimate sacrfice.
If you read throughout Scripture, starting in the day of Noah; God's penalty for unrighteousness was death; the flood... the invasions... the fall of Jerusalem...
Jesus' ultimate sacrifice for us ended this for us. In it, we all can find the rest that God has promised us all.
By: Frederick Byers - February 13, 2008" Wow! What a revelation!