Throughout Scripture, God reveals Himself through dramatic contrasts: day and night, light and darkness, life and death, old man and new man. This is not merely a literary device, it is the very heartbeat of how God accomplishes His purposes in the earth. When God moves, the evidence is undeniable. When Lazarus walked out of the tomb, no one could claim gradual improvement. When the blind received sight, no skeptic could attribute it to positive thinking.

"This is spiritual maturity: contentment in every season. Paul had learned the secret that eludes most people, how to be just as faithful, just as joyful, just as committed to Christ, whether he was feasting or fasting, wealthy or wanting, celebrated or suffering.