Something
happened somehow to be very appealing to me that I need to write for
expression. I would like to write something interesting today. Hopefully, it
would be a good and constructive post.
People
often asked with a complaining manner, “Why do bad things often happen to good
people? God is unfair!” What should we react to this question? Is God really
unfair to us? If yes, then who is supposed to define the wrong and the right?
People possess different standard or perspective towards this topic. Therefore,
if we are trying to look for an absolute answer which is supposedly objective,
this would not be possible. As a conclusion, we have to admit that man can
never be the one who defines what is right or wrong.
Here we
go to think about the first question in the previous paragraph, “Why do bad
things often happen to good people?” We would find it very interesting when we
try to ask, “Why do good things happen to bad people?” We often think that we
are good and righteous enough to be granted good things and benefits. Honestly,
we don’t know what kind of stage we are standing on; we are nothing but a
sinner who is bound to face damnation eventually. We are supposed to be
grateful of all sort of gifts in our lives given by the Lord and certainly we
have to worship him alone. But we don’t somehow worship him and treat him as
our God.
(Romans
1:20-21)For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine
nature, have been clearly perceived, ever sin the creation of the world, in the
things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew
God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became
futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
God isn’t
an unfair God of course. Instead bad things are meant to turn people to God,
for their hopelessness and helplessness.
This is for his glory and the real great purpose behind all the matters
is to let the people fear God and love Him alone and consequentially keep his
commandments.
(Ecclesiastes
12:13) The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his
commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
God isn’t
a cruel God without love, He is love and justice, and because of that, He is glorious.
He owes us nothing ever since from the beginning of the world. He created man
initiatively for his own will, and He loves us by giving us the opportunity to
live and enjoy Him. He loves us before we knew how to love him. He sacrificed
his only son, Jesus Christ for us, when we were still sinners. What a great
rebellion for denying our heavenly Father when we are keeping the breath given
by Him.
(Romans5:8)
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died
for us.
(Genesis
2:7) Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into
his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
God is a
just God with his own absolute righteousness. He promised to bring punishment
to the sinners for they don’t worship and honor Him alone. He brings all the
evils to damnation. He himself is the definition of justice and righteousness.
(Exodus
34:7) Keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and
transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the
iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth
generation.
I
believe after all these arguments and scriptures shown above, we have to bow
down on our knees in front of Him, and seek for the forgiveness of God
fearfully. We couldn’t stand with the holiness of God in the punishment of
Justice. We are bound to be claimed as guilty without Jesus Christ. As a
result, we should give thanks to God with gratitude, for his steadfast love and
amazing grace. Meanwhile, we should remind ourselves to worship God alone with
the heart of fear.
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