Would you believe in God if he did what you thought made sense? For example its reasonable that since God created everything and this displays awesome power, he could make your life easier, right? Since God created man from dust, surely he can take care of your health, right?
Its an easy leap for many to think that since God has all of this power, and he is so loving then the world should be a much better place – isn’t it? Our lives should be full of the wonderful, the great, the enjoyable. But we live in a world that also is full of pain, stress, hate and many bad and evil things.
So how can anyone believe in God if he doesn’t “act right”? Its a good question, and its good to ask questions if they lead to a reasonable understanding. So let’s get started on these issues. I’ll make some statements below, sometimes followed by questions and choose some verses from scripture, God’s word, to clarify them in God’s words.
- God did create the world, the universe and everything in it.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 ESV) - God is powerful, so much so its hard to understand as a mere human. Can humans even count the stars?
He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. (Psalm 147:4-5 ESV) - God created man from dust.
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. (Genesis 2:7 ESV) - God is the ultimate healer.
And he [Jesus] went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. (Matthew 4:23 ESV) - God loves his children. If you are one of God’s children, he sent Jesus to the cross for you.
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8 ESV)
So all of these things are true – God loves us and became man in the person of Jesus Christ and died for our sins, God created man from dust and can always heal any of us no matter what the illness or injury, God is powerful and can do anything, God created absolutely all matter and everything that exists.
The simple answer for why God doesn’t heal everyone, and do away with all pain, hate and bad in this world, and “take better care of you” is simply because this is not heaven – its earth. Adam’s original sin turned this into a fallen world with death, disease and more. Jesus died on the cross for his children’s sins and I pray that you will be counted among his children when he returns.
Instead of saying you’d believe in God “if,” give your heart to Him who created all, Him who is the only path to salvation, and recognize as Job did in Job 40 that you cannot expect God to conform to your wishes, to your world view and act right in your eyes.
because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:9-13 ESV)
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