A while back I
read a Christian
book in which
the author talks
about a question
many people ask
and which even
stops many from
coming to God.
How can there be
a God (a good
one) with all
the evil that
happens in the
world? There are
several common
answers people
give.
1. There is no
God.
2.
God is
evil.
3. God is not
sovereign.
I pondered about
these things and
decided to write
here what I know
to be true since
we have His Word
to guide us.
First, I would
like to show you
that the three
answers above
can’t be true
simply because
His Word is the
truth whether
you agree with
it or not and
since the
answers above
contradict His
Word, they can’t
be true.
1. “In the
beginning God
created the
heavens and the
earth” (Genesis
1:1).
”In the
beginning was
the Word, and
the Word was
with God, and
the Word was
God. He was in
the beginning
with God. All
things were made
through Him, and
without Him
nothing was made
that was made”
(John 1:1-3).
2. “This is the
message which we
have heard from
Him and declare
to you, that God
is light and in
Him is no
darkness at all”
(1 John 1:5).
3. “The Lord has
established His
throne in
heaven,
and His kingdom
rules over all”
(Psalm 103:19).
I know that by
using our human
reasoning it can
be hard to grasp
a loving and
sovereign God
who allows all
this mess in
which we
currently find
ourselves in, to
continue.
There is a God
like that and He
is the only one
there is and
will ever be!
Because of sin
that entered the
world through
Adam and Eve’s
disobedience, we
live in a cursed
world where all
sorts of evil
things happen.
God has warned
us. It is all in
His Word. He
said that the
wages of sin is
death, how’s
that for the
reason of evil
in this world?
“For the wages
of sin is
death"(Romans
6:23a) but He
also gave us the
solution. "but
the gift of God
is eternal life
in Christ Jesus
our Lord”
(Romans 6:23b).
Yes, God cares a
lot about our
suffering and He
offered us the
perfect gift. He
knows that as
much as we
suffer and see
suffering here
on this earth,
it is just like
a few seconds
compared to our
eternal life. An
eternal life of
blessings and
wonderful things
we cannot
fathom. Living
with a wonderful
God is what
awaits those who
receive Jesus as
Lord and Savior.
“But as it is
written: “Eye
has not seen, nor
ear heard, nor
have entered
into the heart
of man the
things which God
has prepared for
those who love
Him” (1
Corinthians
2:9).
The other side
is that to those
without Jesus,
this suffering
will become much
worse and
endless after
death. "“He who
believes in Him
is not
condemned; but
he who does not
believe is
condemned
already, because
he has not
believed in the
name of the only
begotten Son of
God” (John 3:18).
Some people say
that God is evil
because He
created hell and
sends people
there. If you
are reading this
think that, know
that God created
hell for the
devil and his
angels.
“Then He will
also say to
those on the
left hand,
‘Depart from Me,
you cursed, into
the everlasting
fire prepared
for the devil
and his angels’”
(Matthew 25:41).
If God were
evil, He could
just send
everyone there
or just make
this earth a
hell for
everyone to live
in. Things are
bad here, but
they are a piece
of cake compared
of how
unimaginably
horrible a place
hell is. If He
didn’t care,
then why did He
die for our
sins? Beyond all
the physical
suffering Jesus
endured, can you
imagine what it
is like to carry
the sins of the
whole world on
your shoulders,
even the most
horrid ones from
everyone who has
ever existed?
I don’t know
about you, but I
can’t imagine
how hard this
must have been
and He did it
for you.
“For God so
loved the world
that He gave His
only begotten
Son, that
whoever believes
in Him should
not perish but
have everlasting
life” (John
3:16).
He wants you to
come to Him by
your own choice
and He won’t
force you to
choose Him. The
Lord is perfect
and we are not,
so why can’t we
just stop being
prideful and
trust Him? We
can’t even trust
Him without His
help. And He
will help us
when we
sincerely ask.
“But without
faith it is
impossible to
please Him, for
he who comes to
God must believe
that He is, and
that He is a
rewarder of
those who
diligently seek
Him” (Hebrews
11:6).
He’s been
waiting for you,
so run to Him!
If you want to
receive Jesus as
your Savior and
Lord you need to
repent (turn
away from) your
sins and confess
them to Him and
He will forgive
you. You don’t
need to use an
elaborate
prayer, just
pour out your
heart to Him and
He will hear you
and heal your
soul.
Laura Knops
All Scripture is
quoted from the
New King James
Version of the
Bible.