I look at the rain, the thunder, and the lightening and I am consumed in thought. What, to some, may seem an inconvenience or a pest, or to others, a source of enjoyment, to me becomes a venue in which I see my Creator glorified. Rain can be both a blessing or a curse. For farmers, too little rain could mean no money for their families. Or too much rain, like floods in the Philippines (or anywhere else) could mean loss of home or even life.
I am reminded of the story of Noah. I know this is often an over taught child's Sunday school story. Yet it is the first time rain was introduced into the world and never an such a great scale. This rain caused a flood that consumed and destroyed the whole world. Everyone and everything died except Noah, his family, and the numerous animals that roomed in the ark. To many, the flood devastated the world, but this was actually God's grace shown in a great way. With wickedness prevailing far greater than anything, God wanted to show redemption to the world by allowing it to start new with a righteous family.
I know it's not ideal, but if God allowed things to occur for the redemption of man. Out of devastation and death came new life and a change to start over. In light of a lot of things in our lives, we need to recognize that what seems like a bad thing to us just means that God is working in a way that is beyond our comprehension. His sovereignty will reign over anything and everything.
God uses different circumstances in our lives to do the same thing. Abuse (physical, emotional, sexual), deaths of loved ones, the sickness of loved ones, depression, heartbreak, etc, can be used by God in greater ways that anyone could understand. These are hard things that can affect us greatly if we do not recognize the sovereignty of God.
A victim of sexual abuse myself, I would often question, Why? Where was God in this? Why would God allow this? When my 3-month old nephew died 2 days after Christmas 2009, I wept before God, Why would you allow him to die so youth? Why would you put my sister through that much pain? I did not understand at the time, and I still do not understand how God is going to use these things, and I may never understand. But God knows, where is my faith to believe that He holds me in His hands and He will work all things out for His good.
These things are hard to believe. Tell the abuse victim that God does care and they will say, How? If He cared, He would have stopped it. Tell the young mother who lost her 3 month old son that God has a plan in it and they will say, With that short life? Why even allow him to be born anyway? Tell the depressed individual that God is the God of comfort and they will say Then where is He when I'm feeling like this? Why doesn't He just take this away?
I can't even begin to explain how any of these "bad" things can be a part of God's will. God's sovereignty and will is something that I have yet to grasp, but I have faith. Faith that God uses those things that devastate us to draw us the closest to Him. We may not understand why anything happens, but we can trust that God has a reason.
So Zachary Mahomes, you were a beloved child of God, who impacted and helped many people's lives. Although only 18 years old, you lived and walked in love. God had a plan and a purpose in your life and He will use your story to touch the hearts and lives of many. You will be missed. You are loved. See you in heaven bro.
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