"I will return again to My place till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me." (Hosea 5:15)
If we can say that our Lord Jesus Christ has a "purpose" in any afflictions which come our way, we can say with certainty that His purpose is, "Then they will seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me."
"....Earnestly seek Me?" Do we? Just as in Ezekiel where He says at least 58 times, "....then they will know that I am the Lord", the glorious love of the Godhead for humanity is revealed.
"Come to me, all you who are burdened and heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Oh, that you and I may never forget so great a love. I pray that the world, in all, "....their affliction...will earnestly seek Me," our Lord Jesus Christ.
Father, in Jesus' Name, I thank You for Your purposes. Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
