Notes: Psalm 3

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God sure looks like a schumck sometimes.

Just because God loves you does not mean he's going to give you all the crazy and dumb stuff you think you need to be happy. In fact, God facilitates the movement of suffering into the lives of Christians. On purpose. But this actually does not make him a schmuck.

Because he has taken us into his care as sons and is therefore actively committed to our good,
AND
He knows everything {he knows the potential outcomes of all options in all circumstances},
AND
He is completely sovereign {he has the power to control absolutely everything}:
Every single thing that happens to us is for the purpose of bringing us closer to him.

Romans 8:28:
All things work together for the good of those who love him and have been called according to his purpose.

Why God doesn't suck {#2}

He knows what it's like down here—because he's lived in our world. He knows what it's like to be a human; to have needs and wants. He knows what it's like to suffer when those needs and wants aren't fulfilled.

Heb 2: 14—18:
Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants. For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

Why Jesus doesn't suck {#2}

He calls those the world would reject.

Mark 10:48-49:
Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" Jesus stopped and said, "Call him."