WHY? WHY? WHY?

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (John 1:5)

WHERE IS YOUR GOD IN ALL THIS?

That’s one of my favorite questions I get from the scoffers.

Even folks who don’t believe in God know living in this world is getting harder all the time.  What can we do to stop the pain and suffering? Who can come up with solutions to heal the earth? Why doesn’t anyone do something?

WELL, GOD DOES KNOW! GOD DOES SEE! GOD DOES HEAR!

He is here, watching us screw things up even worse. Yes, it’s our own fault! All of this craziness and the world falling apart is result of our choosing to sin.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)

WHO IS IN CHARGE HERE?

There was a time on earth without sin and it was paradise! Not a care in the world! Then sin was chosen and here we are, any and all truth is replaced with relativism.  Truth keeps being kicked to the side by selfish, narcissist know-it-alls. Life on earth continues to be more difficult because of unconfessed love of sin and self.  Everyone wants to rule their own world with their own rules.

IF HE REALLY EXISTS WHY DOES HE ALLOW ALL THIS HORROR?

Most who say they don’t believe in God or the whole ‘Jesus thang’ actually just don’t want to, because they love their sin.  Or they think God is a mean old man who doesn’t want us to have any fun.

This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.  John 3:19

But many still don’t listen, laugh at their friends or relatives for turning into ‘Jesus freaks’, and continue on their way in sin. Think of it as a parent dealing with the rebellious child who laughs at their parents for being ‘old cranks’ or ‘too old-fashioned’. This same addict who keeps on sinning and getting deeper and deeper into trouble until he gets so deep he never can help himself. This may get to a point where he doesn’t want to and neither can the parents help. Already exhausted, heartbroken and penniless from the ordeal, MOST parents shrug and give up.

And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,

My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline,
    and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
    and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son. (Heb 12:5-6)

Quite simply – no one seems to want to be held accountable for anything, and go about their lives as they choose.  We were given that choice in the beginning

The choices are: It’s either him or the world – you cannot serve both!  (Matthew 6:24)

WHY WOULD A LOVING GOD JUDGE ME AND LET THIS WORLD GO TO HELL?

If you choose to stay in love with the world, then you’re going to go where the world does. And it’s not looking pretty.  If man could fix this earth, he would have done it already.  But things continue to worsen.

Many people will scoff as they read this, but they are the very souls that God is trying to get the attention of and redeem. He gives them plenty of messages and through willing people who love to tell their stories of their walk with Jesus.  That includes those who walked the same sinful life and were changed, redeemed by Jesus.

It pains Him to see you want to harm yourself and others around you. He wants to be that Loving Friend or Family that pulls you out of the way of fire, or speeding car, or poison in your cup. An enemy or apathetic soulless stranger would just watch you suffer while filming it on his camera, share it on FB and laugh with friends later at your suffering. Some really evil people will goad you into making a fool of, or even – harm yourself just for kicks.

But the Loving Father doesn’t think that’s very funny!

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. (Prov 27:6)

What is fun about being hurt, maimed, killed in a violent painful way or sitting in jail the rest of your natural life?  NONE!  The Holy God doesn’t want that for you and He knows no human would either- he wants better for you!

GOD KNOWS WHO I AM AND ‘WE’RE GOOD!’

Yes, God does ‘get you’. But he hates the sin that pollutes you, cannot allow that which destroys the world to also come into His Kingdom and destroy that as well.

A lot of the professed ‘redeemed’ religious Christians are still doing some pretty shady stuff.  You can’t stay lukewarm, God cannot be fooled!  (Revelation 3:16).  I know we are all a work in progress, but don’t try to make excuses for your sin, confess it instead.  You can’t say you’ve gotten right with God and then continue to sin and gloat in it.

 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? (Romans 6:15-16)

The world tells you to go ahead and enjoy the experience of your wildest imaginations, and it cannot hurt you. This falsehood leads a weak person to no longer want any help, he would rather just be addicted to sinning.  From the world, there’s no mention of potential diseases or death, financial disaster or legal consequences.  People only see the popularity from the world, the bragging rights and ‘likes’ on FB pictures. Those who cheer you on for sinning are going to also be facing HUGE consequences, and it’s not going to be funny.  And you’ll remember reading this. (Revelations 22:15)

You can’t hurt God by turning Him away either, you are only hurting yourself. Pretending He doesn’t exist doesn’t give you a free pass from consequences.

Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?  If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.  (Hebrews 12:7-8)

WHAT KIND OF GOD WOULD JUDGE THE WORLD?

I hate to sound negative, but the bad things going on this earth are only going to intensify before things get better. Soon to come will be the time of sorrows that Jesus described right before He returns.  It is called the time of sorrows because everybody going through it will be gnashing teeth, either in the hatred of God or in deep sorry of their sin and have to live without God, knowing it’s all true after all and it’s too late.

We’re still here right now because He is trying to redeem as many as will come to him.

But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. Psalm 86:15

But this is also a time of sorrows for the Lord because He tried everything in love to gain your belief and repentance.  Jesus was sent for that reason.  Read it for yourself here – His own words:

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. (John 3:16-18)

God keeps hoping you’ll be that prodigal son/daughter that returns to Him, humbled and ready to be loved and cared for with a changed heart and mind. Forever. (Luke 15:11-32)

Nothing you have done is too bad for God to forgive if you sincerely repent and surrender to Him. (1John 1:9)

Don’t delay – times are bad and very short.  There’s coming a point where no human will survive all the unabashed sin and horror about to come – if Christ had not come. (Matthew 24:22)

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14)

HAPPY RESURRECTION SUNDAY (weekend) – the VERY REASON FOR IT IS FOR YOUR REDEMPTION! DON’T WAIT!

Next time, we’ll talk about What may be permissible, but may not be beneficial. You may already know what that is in your own life.

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