God commanded the prophet, “Say everything I tell you to say to them. Don’t hold anything back. Just maybe they’ll listen and turn back from their bad lives,” (Jeremiah 26.2-3, 8, 12 The Message).
God is an optimist. His vision of the future is unlimited. If He has reason to be optimistic, then so do I, no matter what the circumstance. Do things always appear perfectly bright and cheery? No. But God sees the future differently. There is, apparently, a redemptive purpose behind every horrific event. He has proven to be a God who deeply loves the people He made. He is a God of second (and third, fourth, ad infinitum) chances. He has given me more second chances than I can count or deserve.
