“...God also hath set the one against the other...”~
There are two sides to almost everything. God’s scales have two sides; one balances out the other. He does not take away the one in favor of the other. Both are necessary for the right balance. You find the worth of the one by the presence of the other. “The day of prosperity” is only appreciated by “the day of adversity.” The two work together for good.
We must learn to take the bitter with the sweet. Whenever you find sweet, usually, you’ll find bitter close by. They’re twins, though they are opposites. The one does not outlive the other. It’s “till death do us part.” Where there is faith, there is an element of doubt. Else, how would one know he has faith, if there is not something to compare it to?
The old song about the horse and carriage says, “You can’t have one without the other.” And so it is with peace: turmoil sits in the seat next to it. Contentment’s twin is discontent, and sadness is close kin to joy. There is no victory if the battle is missing. If there is an absence of the opposite, then we’ll never know our true worth as a Christian.
by an Aged Saint
WOW!!!!!
Excellent!!!