Why would God discard someone? Psalm 102 :10
This psalm reports the writer's feelings, not the activity of God necessarily. In the middle of considerable trouble, the writer feels that God has abandoned him. After all, what other explanation could account for such distress? Surely trouble must have found a tear in the protective mantle of God's care. But if this psalm reports only feelings, still the question remains: Does God actually throw people out?
Only as a last resort (Revelation 19:20). At the final judgment, God will "discard" or banish from His presence every vestige of evil, everything not purified by Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. In eternity, holiness and sin cannot coexist. In the meantime, we may feel discarded, but the assurance of the Bible is that we are not. God is always ready to hear our prayers, even at the end of life, and He always welcomes the sinner who seeks to be forgiven. When you feel abandoned, pray and take comfort in the psalmists rediscovery (verse 12) of God's presence and care.
This psalm reports the writer's feelings, not the activity of God necessarily. In the middle of considerable trouble, the writer feels that God has abandoned him. After all, what other explanation could account for such distress? Surely trouble must have found a tear in the protective mantle of God's care. But if this psalm reports only feelings, still the question remains: Does God actually throw people out?
Only as a last resort (Revelation 19:20). At the final judgment, God will "discard" or banish from His presence every vestige of evil, everything not purified by Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. In eternity, holiness and sin cannot coexist. In the meantime, we may feel discarded, but the assurance of the Bible is that we are not. God is always ready to hear our prayers, even at the end of life, and He always welcomes the sinner who seeks to be forgiven. When you feel abandoned, pray and take comfort in the psalmists rediscovery (verse 12) of God's presence and care.
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