Section 8
we may complain and say, "Lord, why do You not seem to care about my health? I'm sick, and I pray for healing. Lord, where is Your power? Where is Your healing? Lord, why don't You hear me?" The Lord may not answer a prayer for healing. In His care for a certain one, He may allow that one to die of his illness. We do not know what is good for us, but the Lord knows. He knows what is needed for our life on earth.
We all have our preferences concerning our living. We may desire to be wealthy and have many material things. But the Lord may allow us to be poor and deprive us of many things. Likewise, we may desire to have children who love the Lord and serve Him. However, the situ ation concerning our children may turn out to be much different from what we desire. If we ask the Lord about this, He may say, "You do not know what is best for you. I know that this is the way it should be."
Perhaps you are thinking that matters such as these have nothing to do with the ascension of Christ. However, the ascension of Christ cer tainly is related to these things. The Lord's ascen sion includes His priesthood. As the ascended One, He is the High Priest bearing us, holding us, and taking care of us. However, what is good