The other night we watched the Hercule Poirot mystery Mrs. McGinty’s Dead. The young man convicted of her murder is in prison, awaiting execution. As Poirot waits for the train at the little Kilchester station, someone tries to push him onto the tracks. Instead of being shaken, he is ecstatic! It tells him that someone wants him out of the way, that his client is innocent, and that the real murderer is still on the loose. Agatha Christie’s insight in this plot line is amazing.
In a similar way, the life that rolls easily along, with no upsets or disturbances, no suffering and no pain, is questionably Christian. But if trials come, they can confirm that God is really dealing with the believer. Even prayer is no guarantee of health and wealth and happiness. Read the Apostle Peter’s blessing on Christians: “Though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials…in all this you greatly rejoice…and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.” 1 Peter 1:6,8.
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