GOOD
Good
Often we misplace blame when we are reaping what we have sown and assign the character of “bad” to God, when really what we are feeling is our own wickedness.
He has told us that He hates sin.
He hates rebellion.
He isn’t going to reward us with the blessing of experiencing His goodness while we are essentially worshipping ourselves or Satan. People want to be God. They want no consequences. The reality is, it’s only the goodness and mercy of God that has kept Him from destroying everything in creation and it is His goodness that is going to save and redeem those who repent and make Him Lord. So when you are feeling the disgusting wickedness in this world, don’t be a fool and blame God, instead be honest and blame man. It’s man who agrees to go along with the devil on his wicked adventures, sowing seeds of destruction, and it’s our Good Good Father who keeps forgiving us and rescuing us when we don’t deserve it.
One day we will remain in His goodness in perpetuity, for now, He allows us to sense separation from His goodness as a sort of gauge, a temperature reading that indicates when we are losing our fire for Him and allowing ourselves to become distracted by the lusts and cares of this world. Temporary separation from a present experience of His goodness can also be a test where He is calling you to a deeper place of obedience; Will you continue to praise Him and do your best to be found in obedience even when the days are dark and hard? Will you remember that He is good and run with greater commitment to meet Him at the finish line so you can find His good and loving embrace? Or will you blaspheme His holy name and assassinate His character, simply because you or another person has chosen wickedness instead of holiness?
Bad exists so we can choose good with free will.
Free will exists so the greatest and only real form of love can exist. Choose good.
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