"Far be it from the true God to act wickedly, and the Almighty to act unjustly!”—Job 34:10 God does not cause suffering. He is not responsible for the wars, the crimes, the oppression, or even the natural disasters that cause people to suffer. "The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” (1 John 5:19) If he is the Almighty, he has the power to stop it. Why, then, does God not stop the suffering? The loving God that we have come to know must have a good reason.—1 John 4:8. God has allowed humans to govern themselves under Satan’s guidance. God knows that all honesthearted humans and angels will benefit from seeing that Satan and his fellow rebels have failed and that humans cannot govern themselves. Like Jeremiah of old, they will learn this vital truth: “I well know, O Jehovah, that to earthling man his way does not belong. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.”—Jeremiah 10:23. If God were to prevent horrible crimes, for instance, would he not, in effect, be supporting the case of the rebels? Would God not be making people think that perhaps humans can govern themselves without disastrous results? If God were to act in that way, he would become party to a lie. However, “it is impossible for God to lie.”—Hebrews 6:18 The effects of sin will be removed through faith in Jesus’ ransom sacrifice, and the effects of death will be reversed by means of the resurrection. God will thus use Jesus “to break up the works of the Devil.” (1 John 3:8) Meanwhile, God has been actively seeking sincere worshipers and helping them to endure any suffering that may come upon them in this troubled world.—John 4:23; 1 Corinthians 10:13 Proverbs 27:11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice, that I may make a reply to him that is taunting me.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 15:43:14 +0000
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