There is one word Children don't like,and it is no,when I am at a supermarket ,I hear the wail of the Banshee,the sound fills the whole supermarket,no it's not the Banshee,it is a child being told 'no you can't have that',by it's mother, I exaggerate not,and I say to myself ,'children should be seen and not heard'. There are times when God has to say no to us,we have a number of times recorded in the Bible when God said no to three people .( 1) Moses,he acted rashly,didn't trust the Lord,he was not allowed to go into the promised land,(Numbers 20 v12),later he pleaded with God to go into the Land,but God said, no.( Deut 3 v23- 26) (2 )David ,he wanted to build a temple for God and God said ,no ( 2 Samuel 7) (3) Paul was suffering from what he called a thorn in the flesh,he prayed for healing, God said no. ( 2 Corinthians 12 v 7 - 10) Why did God say no?,well there were good reasons why He said no. When we were Children our parents would say no to us, and we didn't like it,and we huffed and cried,but now looking back,we realise they knew best,and usually it was for our own good,and also they loved us. So it is our heavenly Father who loves us,and knows what's best for us,will say no to us .Although it may be very painful at this time, remember the words of Paul when he wrote ,'then shall we know' (1 Cor 13 v 12)
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