Analogy
We are not given exhaustive knowledge of what is coming. We are given a God who holds what is coming. The difference matters.…
Fear · Hope · Faith
Metaphor
The Reverse Side of the Tapestry
Tim Dowley, Introduction to the History of Christianity
In our perceptions of history we see only the reverse side of things: with all the muddle of loose strands, back-stitching and knots. The right side of the tapestry is visible only to God. The image comforts when present events look chaotic. The chaos is real from our angle. It is not the final view.
How you’d preach it
Our view of history (and of our own lives) is limited. God sees the finished side.
- Faith
Dowley