How Could He!??
War, Famine, Earthquakes, Wildfires, Tsunamis, – The news media is filled with reports of chaos and atrocity and intolerable circumstances. There is always a lot of controversy surrounding some of the horrible things that go on in the world. Some christians are yelling “Punishment” Others say “God doesn’t do bad things to people” Still others silently wonder “How could a God of Love.. allow this to happen to innocent people.
Well?? why?… I have my opinions… and.. this being my blog.. you get to read em!
#1 why do bad things happen?
well since the dawn of creation bad thing have happen because of the natural course of events… for instance… living next to a volcano…. BAD CHOICE! mebby you didn’t know that… but still the fact remains!
the other reason bad things happen is because of consequence. Consequences are tricky, they don’t always fall to who you expect… so often someone innocent pays the consequences.
#2 It all depends on what you are calling “BAD”
for example… choosing to knock your child out of the way of a car and breaking their leg in the process? … could be looked at as a good thing to do! however your kid may not thank you for the pain! especially if they feel the “salvation” was uncalled for!
#3 What really matters in the first place!?
This really brings it all down to brass tacks. God is not concerned with our “Flesh” it is our Soul that matters to him! He will knock us away from the street time and time again, giving chance after chance to realize that there is more to life than living!
#4 He proved his point
starvation, abandonment, unwed mother, step dad, half-siblings, misunderstanding, abuse, crappy friends, stupid friends, homelessness, angry mobs, beating, abuse, fear, defamation of character, etc. all of these things is what God chose to allow Jesus to suffer, he was called “the man of sorrows” “acquainted with grief”
Why would God allow his son to go through all of that!? … he is a God of Love after all.. right?
Jesus suffered because God does not exempt himself from the rules of consequence… he allowed himself to accept the consequences of all of our actions ultimately suffering our greatest fear, death. This illuminates the value of our souls versus our flesh.
So why do bad things happen, well it depends! it may be consequences, protection, natural order of things… ect. the point is that your soul matters! it is all that matters!
what about the starving children? the victims of rape, the innocent! again… this is about their souls… and whether you can understand it, accept it, or like it, everything is being done to rescue every single human soul, whatever the cost… they may be taken early, they may live until they are 100 years old. But each will come to the defining point where their life is worth more than the flesh that contains it…
do you love your child when you let the doctor hold them down and give them 5 shots in a row… fighting back your tears for their sake?… yes…. because you are made in his image. And you know… that what is best is not always what seems best…
and once it is all over… he grabs us up… and holds us.. saying.. “there there… it was only a moment, now I can hold you forever! and no more bad things will ever happen to you ever again!”
How could I not love someone like that?
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