'We could not understand them
We could not understand them
"I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now." John 16:12
There is a very large part of the Bible which can be received by us — only when we come into the places for which the words were given.
We could not understand them .
But by and by, when we come into places of need, of sorrow, of weakness, of human failure, of loneliness, of sickness, of old age — then He will tell us these other things, and they will be full of joy for our hearts.
There are promises for weakness which we can never get — while we are strong.
There are words for times of danger which we can never know — while we need no protection.
There are consolations for sickness whose comfort we can never get — while we are in robust health.
There are promises for times of loneliness , when we walk in solitary ways — which never can come with real meaning to us while loving companions are by our side.
There are words for old age which we never can appropriate for ourselves along the years of youth — when the arm is strong, the blood warm, and the heart brave.