“Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw
a man who had been blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who
committed the sin that caused him to be born blind, this man or his parents?”
Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind
so that the acts of God may be revealed through what happens to him.” – John
9:1-3
Today, I am sharing with
you the question that so many have asked over centuries and millennia. “Why does God allow for bad things to
happen?”
You’ve likely asked this question yourself once or twice I’m sure. Why did God allow my divorce? Why did God make my kids so rebellious? Why does God allow suffering in my life? Why did God take my child or loved one? You get my point. We all have tragedies that happen in our lives and in our hearts and minds we know that God could have chosen to prevent them from happening; but didn’t.
Why did God watch the Roman soldiers beat Jesus Christ body to a point where it was unrecognizable?
Why did God allow Jesus Christ to be blasphemed, spit upon and tortured by the people of Jerusalem?
Why didn’t God come down and save His Son when he was hanging on the cross?
Well, these are easy questions to answer, right? God chose not to save Jesus Christ from this death because through this death He was creating a pathway to heaven for all of mankind. There was a purpose to God’s choices then and there is a purpose to His choices in your life. We have an infinitely small capability to comprehend the magnificence of God’s sovereignty in life. His will is going to be done, whether we like it or not. You aren’t going to change God’s plan for humanity. Rather, you and I need to change to better understand His plan and how we align to it.
Everything has a purpose. A death, a divorce, a lost child, a broken heart, a violent abuse case; they all have the potential to lead to something great for God if we are willing to seek His counsel, love and comfort through the pain. As Jesus told the disciples, regarding the blind man, some things happen so that the acts of God might be revealed through the inflicted person. How are you using your inflictions and tragedies in life as a testimony for the greatness of God? If not, then perhaps today is the day you should start.
You’ve likely asked this question yourself once or twice I’m sure. Why did God allow my divorce? Why did God make my kids so rebellious? Why does God allow suffering in my life? Why did God take my child or loved one? You get my point. We all have tragedies that happen in our lives and in our hearts and minds we know that God could have chosen to prevent them from happening; but didn’t.
Why did God watch the Roman soldiers beat Jesus Christ body to a point where it was unrecognizable?
Why did God allow Jesus Christ to be blasphemed, spit upon and tortured by the people of Jerusalem?
Why didn’t God come down and save His Son when he was hanging on the cross?
Well, these are easy questions to answer, right? God chose not to save Jesus Christ from this death because through this death He was creating a pathway to heaven for all of mankind. There was a purpose to God’s choices then and there is a purpose to His choices in your life. We have an infinitely small capability to comprehend the magnificence of God’s sovereignty in life. His will is going to be done, whether we like it or not. You aren’t going to change God’s plan for humanity. Rather, you and I need to change to better understand His plan and how we align to it.
Everything has a purpose. A death, a divorce, a lost child, a broken heart, a violent abuse case; they all have the potential to lead to something great for God if we are willing to seek His counsel, love and comfort through the pain. As Jesus told the disciples, regarding the blind man, some things happen so that the acts of God might be revealed through the inflicted person. How are you using your inflictions and tragedies in life as a testimony for the greatness of God? If not, then perhaps today is the day you should start.
Be Blessed,
Rich
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