Sunday, February 3, 2013

28 Days In Eden - Day 3: If God's good, why so much evil?



If God is good and He’s in a good mood, why does so much of life suck? Why is there evil? Why do bad things happen to good people? These are good questions, but ones we often get caught on because we miss the initial intent of how He created the world. When people ask me this question, I explain that He never intended the world to be like this. Pain and suffering weren't in the original design of what He wanted. He wanted tangible love, glory to fill the atmosphere, to walk intimately with humans, nakedness with no shame, beauty to be found in everything, only good to be known and not division, arguing, frustration, murder. Those were never in the original plans of what God wanted for the human beings He created. In fact, even from the third chapter we see God making ways to fix the issues, problems, and evil in the world (3:14-15, 21). When we see His plan for things, we realize how good He is and how much more we want to agree with His plans and obey to get His way back on earth.

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