In a fallen world, sin is reality. Bad things happen. Earthquakes, war, cancer and car crashes… And we want to know why. We need a reason, an explanation, closure. Why 9/11? Why Japan? It just doesn’t seem right. Yet somehow in the midst of all the pain, the suffering, and the strife, God’s glory illuminates our darkest night. It’s then that our eyes focus and we can clearly see the light at the end of the tunnel; the radiant light of Jesus Christ. I have to wonder, how could the worst of things happen to the best of men? And yet, in the shame of the cross, salvation stands… “By his wounds we are healed.” – Isaiah 53:5
Why do bad things happen to good people? I wonder if maybe it's all in the glory of God. Or maybe it’s the bad that serves for the greater good… Maybe we’ll never fully understand, and maybe that’s okay. All I know is that God is good all the time. The rest is in perspective.
“This happened so that the work of God might be displayed…” - John 9:3
“And we know that in all things God works for the good…” – Romans 8:28
