Times of Trouble (10)
Series: In Search of a King: The Book of Samuel
Patrick Edwards
1 Samuel 21:1, 1 Samuel 26:25
Introduction
I hear this song and I immediately think of my dad. Despite how it’s Paul’s mother who comes to him in a dream, The Beatles will always connect me with my father, who was avid fan as a teenager and kept up that passion and was sure to pass it on to me, which I am trying my best to pass on to my son. ‘‘Let It Be’’, I think though, ranks pretty highly for most people when it comes to Beatles’ songs. It’s a simple melody and chord progression that matches the tender lyrics. The song is first about one’s individual life, when in times of trouble, hardship, uncertainty, whatever the case when life is beyond our control all we can do is let go and let it be. But McCartney’s song also transcends the individual experience. He begins to talk about the broken-hearted of the world, the divided, pointing to a time that will one day come when they will see the answer. ‘Let it be’ becomes then a dream of peace for all humankind. In all ‘‘Let It Be’’ hopefully makes us feel good and have a sense of optimism that things will get better. It’s a nice thought, but is it reasonable? It is usable? When we’re in times of trouble can this little mantra of ‘let it be’ be enough to get us through? I guess my question this morning really just concerns the reality of suffering in life and how do we both make sense of and navigate through hardships and trials. Right, and I’m talking about the gambit of things we go through. Health or financial crises that sneak up on us out of nowhere, conflicts or troubles we have that we bear some responsibility in, or attack and persecution from others, our lives are full of troubles often; how do we square that with the Christian faith? Well our passage this morning focuses on three key areas when it comes to God and suffering. We see, first, the reality of sin and the effect it has on us and the world around us. Secon ...
Series: In Search of a King: The Book of Samuel
Patrick Edwards
1 Samuel 21:1, 1 Samuel 26:25
Introduction
I hear this song and I immediately think of my dad. Despite how it’s Paul’s mother who comes to him in a dream, The Beatles will always connect me with my father, who was avid fan as a teenager and kept up that passion and was sure to pass it on to me, which I am trying my best to pass on to my son. ‘‘Let It Be’’, I think though, ranks pretty highly for most people when it comes to Beatles’ songs. It’s a simple melody and chord progression that matches the tender lyrics. The song is first about one’s individual life, when in times of trouble, hardship, uncertainty, whatever the case when life is beyond our control all we can do is let go and let it be. But McCartney’s song also transcends the individual experience. He begins to talk about the broken-hearted of the world, the divided, pointing to a time that will one day come when they will see the answer. ‘Let it be’ becomes then a dream of peace for all humankind. In all ‘‘Let It Be’’ hopefully makes us feel good and have a sense of optimism that things will get better. It’s a nice thought, but is it reasonable? It is usable? When we’re in times of trouble can this little mantra of ‘let it be’ be enough to get us through? I guess my question this morning really just concerns the reality of suffering in life and how do we both make sense of and navigate through hardships and trials. Right, and I’m talking about the gambit of things we go through. Health or financial crises that sneak up on us out of nowhere, conflicts or troubles we have that we bear some responsibility in, or attack and persecution from others, our lives are full of troubles often; how do we square that with the Christian faith? Well our passage this morning focuses on three key areas when it comes to God and suffering. We see, first, the reality of sin and the effect it has on us and the world around us. Secon ...
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