Questions?
There are many questions that come to life. I am sure as you read this you have already had some questions come to your mind. There may be a question that you have thought about but maybe never asked. And then there may be questions that you have asked many people and got a multitude of different answers so that in the long run you had to come to your own conclusion to what answer seemed right to you.
Here is a question that seems to hang around. Since God knows the end from the beginning why did he create Lucifer or Adam and Eve? After all, He knew they were going to sin.
God
It is so hard for our sinful human nature to comprehend the answers to some of these questions because we have a sinful nature and we can only speak or think from our sinful perspective. But the reality is that God is perfect and there are things that are impossible for a Person Who is perfect to do.
God is perfect and has no bent to sin and because of this, He can do no wrong. He has perfect love and perfect love cannot create only those that He knows will choose to serve Him. He has to create all people and allow all people to make that choice.
Some say, “but no one would have ever known.” God would have and His love is so perfect He cannot make this choice because that would be taking away the freedom of choice.
Comprehend
I know it is hard for our minds, in our human sinful nature, to comprehend such love. But I am grateful to God for His perfect love. Because of His perfect love, I am here and have the opportunity to choose Him.
There will always be skeptics, the devil will make sure of that. But I choose to not listen to the skeptics and put my trust in a God Who loves me so much that He has done everything possible to save me.
Freedom of choice
Some say, “If God knows the end from the beginning then He already knows what choices everyone is going to make.” And some seem to think because He knows that information that it somehow takes away the freedom of choice.
This problem made me think of one of our dogs. We have a fenced in area for our dogs to be able to freely go out a doggy door and come and go as they please. But I have pre-knowledge about something. If there is any hole in the fence I know one of our dogs will go out that hole and run around the neighborhood. But just because I know that information doesn’t make any difference in the fact that he will go out the hole. Even though I have the knowledge he still has the freedom to stay in the fenced yard or to go outside of the fenced yard.
In the same way, God has given us freedom of choice. And just because He knows whether or not we are going to go through the hole (choose sin or not) it is still our freedom to choose to go through or not.
Dear Father,
Your love is so incredible. You are the One that has given everyone the chance to choose You. Thank You for our right to choose and for sending Your Son to take my place, to take the penalty for sin. As I keep my eyes on You and follow You wheresoever You go You will save me. There is nothing that can really explain my gratitude to You.
In Jesus Name,
Amen
Choose God today. Keep your eyes on the One that can save you.
Love you all.
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