It grieves me when we humans
attribute to God the results of the choices made by individuals, some of whom
claim that God is the inspiration for their misguided words or behavior.
God is blamed when illness robs
us of a loved one, senseless murders rage in the streets, terrorists seem to
gain a strong foothold in parts of the world, innocent children are kidnapped
and sold into slavery, our house burns down and we lose all of our earthly
treasures, etc.
God's perfect plan is for us to
live in Paradise with Him and to enjoy the unspoiled environment there; but Adam and Eve
chose to believe Satan's lies and forfeited their dominion over the earth to
this fallen angel whose whole goal is to triumph over God.
God's design gives human beings a
free will, and every negative circumstance is caused by the lack of judgment or
selfish ambition of some person who disregards the needs and rights of those on
whom they perpetrate their gross immorality or unfeeling actions.
Our Father God gave us a
conscience, which we sear by degrees, and this eventually causes us to find no
fault in our horrific behavior. People listen to Satan's lies and we set our
self up as God and make choices that lead us into this sinful behavior.
It is unconscionable to blame God
for human illness, which comes from toxins in our food, water and environment
caused by human greed, consumerism and miscalculation.
Evil human choices spring up from
our misguided desires and behavior. Even inadvertent weather patterns or
financial collapses are due to excesses which people demand or perpetuate by
our own corrupt goals and ideology.
God does not interfere with our
preferences, and we all end up reaping the consequences of the poor choices, ambition
and endeavors made by us, our neighbors or strangers who move into our
communities.
Yet, God ultimately wants only what
is good for us. He offers us hope and a blessed future in life and in eternity,
if we will simply walk in His Spirit (Jeremiah 29:11; Galatians 5:15-25).
Prayer:
Father
God, help us to walk in Your ways and to delight in Your will for our life. If we focus on our spiritual walk, listening to the Spirit
and following His lead on a minute-by-minute basis, we find success,
fulfillment and people who admire our walk and want to follow us as we follow
Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1).
Your Word divides between our
carnal flesh and our growing spirituality, even to the depths of our joints and
marrow. The Bible exposes our innermost thoughts and desires (Hebrews 4:12) and
cleanses us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1: 9). As we meditate on Your
scripture our soul is joyful, our spirit is holy and
our body is healthy.
Thought for the Day:
We cannot blame God for events in
life that are caused by human error and are the result of poor choices made by
people throughout eons of time.
