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Why Do Innocent People Suffer? (3)

Wednesday February 8, 2017

God created humans to live forever in loving relationship with Him.  He gave them the freedom to choose how they would relate to Him.  Unfortunately, they chose to listen to Satan and were deceived.  They thought that living by their own “smarts” – with the knowledge of good and evil – would be better than living under the direction of a loving God who alone knows how the world and all things in it fit together in a caring and supportive way.


Satan hates God and wants to destroy those who are made in the image of God.  He lies.  He cheats.  He manipulates.  He destroys.  His agenda is to cause as much pain and suffering as possible and to get as many humans as he can to partake in His destructive agenda. 


Jesus said:  For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.  The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.  (John 8:44; John 10:10 NLT)

God is love.  Anything that goes against God goes against His agenda of love and care and brings suffering.  Why do innocent people suffer?  Because the first humans were disobedient and co-operated with Satan’s agenda.  Through their disobedience, sin, suffering and death entered the world.  Satan continues to lie and attempts to deceive humans to take a path that appears good, but one which he knows will lead to painful hardship.   Only God knows the best path of life for us and this path will not trip us up or harm us. 


Don’t be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others—ignoring God!--harvests a crop of weeds. All he’ll have to show for his life is weeds! But the one who plants in response to God, letting God’s Spirit do the growth work in him, harvests a crop of real life, eternal life. (Galatians 6:7-8 MSG)



PRAYER:  Heavenly Father, I’m done co-operating with Satan’s agenda which only brings sin, sorrow and separation from You.  I want to live surrendered to You and allow Your love to guide and shape my recovery and relationships.  AMEN 

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