The Sorrows of Conception (4): We Deserve Them!

Let’s face it: each one of us likes to take the truths of Scripture, mouth them in a general way so that they apply to everyone, and then ignore them when it comes to personal application in personal situations. Surely, everyone is a sinner deserving only the wrath of God, we smugly say; but then when we experience a bit of suffering ourselves we forget all about this statement and we wrathfully exclaim, “How come I have to suffer?  Am I so bad, worse than others?” The truth of my total...