Things That The Faithful Have in Common with Great People of the Bible

Sometimes I wonder why so few in many churches seem to attend only the morning assemblies. That is true in many congregations. But every time I begin thinking about this I find myself going down the same path of understanding. Truth is I’ll never understand. It hurts my spirit, my brain aches just trying to make sense of it. I imagine that you all have thought about this, and it probably has caused your spirit to be heavy also but, you all need to realize, as I do, that apart from prayer, letters, face to face encouragement there is little else you can do. You chose to be here, and others chose not to come. You want the fellowship together, others do not. Your soul is in the hand of God, and so are the others. God will judge you, and God will judge them. There is a song which I often sing to myself when I get into a funk about this. The Song is Farther Along.

Tempted and tried we’re oft made to wonder why it should be thus all the day long
While there are others living about us, never molested, though in the wrong
When death has come and taken our loved ones, it leaves our home so lonely and dreary
Then do we wonder why others prosper living so wicked year after year
Farther along we’ll know all about it; farther along we’ll understand why
Cheer up, my brother; live in the sunshine, we’ll understand it all by and by
Faithful till death said our loving master; a few more days to labor and wait
Toils of the road will then seem as nothing as we sweep through the beautiful gates
Farther along we’ll know all about it…
Yes, we’ll understand it all by and by…

This song reminds me that in the end – if I myself am faithful – I’ll understand why – and that for now – I just need to live and serve and put all my trust in Him who saved me. That is also true of all who believe whether you knew it or not – you want the same things.

Let’s begin with a comparison with Noah in Genesis 6…