Eternity infinitude
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end". (NIV) Ecclesiastes 3:11
God created us and placed us in the bounds of time. He has always sought our good, but then in His own time. However, it becomes sometimes very difficult to catch up with the Almighty regarding His schedules for us. On one hand, we see beauty, comfort, hope and bliss to our bewilderment, and yet on other times, nothing but pain, grave loss, tears, and goriness pops.
For the good times, we all wish they never cease; we nearly always wish for their eternity in our lives, for our comfort and relieve. Contrary to the good times, the bad times strike us to remember that there is probably no time at all- at least no time to harbour pain and troubles in this life.
Beloved, these contrasting inevitable life experiences very well remind us of the purpose of God for our lives: He has put eternity in our lives. Mortal as we may be, God still works so mightily in us and through us even beyond our short span of life. He acts above our “good” and “bad” experiences. He does not reveal the whole picture to us, regarding the abundance and the painful losses that we experience daily. His works are too vast to fathom.
We must trust that God is forever in control and that “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him."(1 Corinthians 2:9). God is in control; He still works and will surely be our constant help. Amen.