A reminder for
today
For God so loved
the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:61)
I read a very interesting article this morning based on God’s
biggest problem. Ask most atheists why they don’t believe in the God of the
Bible, and their answer will ultimately come back to the character of God.
Sure, they might mention the lack of “evidence,” hypocrisy in the church, and
so on—but when it comes right down to it, they have a problem with God.
The world is a mess. AIDS, genocide, child slavery,
starvation, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and terrorism—where did these
evils come from, and how could a loving God allow people to endure so many
horrible tragedies? Even many Christians find themselves asking the same
piercing question: If God is so good
and loving, how can he allow suffering and death?
We know from previous blogs that it all started with Adam
and Eve. God made a perfect world, but sin ruined it all. We are the cause of
our own downfall and evil is something that is very real. Yet, God is good so
why would He send people to hell. The fact is we think all people are good and
that good deeds will automatically give you right of way to heaven. We have
already seen the answer from Genesis: man is not good. As the Scripture states,
“God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes” (Ecclesiastes
7:29). When we correctly understand the nature of humanity, we can see the
problem with calling people “good.”
God is not simply “good” in the common understanding of the
word. God is perfection—the ultimate definition of good. There is nothing else
that can even come close to God’s absolute goodness, and nothing to which we
can compare him. God is holy, which means he is set apart from all
unrighteousness (Isaiah 6:3).
So, now the dilemma. We are not good and God is the ultimate
good. How do we make it to heaven when our “no good” is compared to His “perfect
good”?
The answer is simply – Jesus Christ. But because God
is loving and mighty to save (Isaiah 63:1), he implemented the
perfect solution to the problem of justice. Along with the Curse, God promised
in Genesis 3:15 to send a Deliverer, the “Seed of the woman,” who
would crush the head of the serpent (i.e., Satan). In the New Testament, we
find out the identity of this Deliverer—he is God’s own Son, who gave his life
to redeem us! But He did not die, He rose from the grave triumphing over death
and breaking the age-old curse, we had in sin and this part is important - so that anyone who believes in him and
repents of their sin can be set free and live for eternity with their Creator
(Acts 3:19; Romans 10:9, 6:23). Truly, God is both loving and
good!
Lord, we have nothing that can compare to you. You are our
God and you love us so much that you gave your only Son so that we can have
eternal life and live in heaven with you. We are so grateful for this amazing
gift and we have no way to repay your goodness. Please accept our humble
prayers and our lives as an offering for you love. In Jesus name.
Have an awesome day, dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers
