GOODNESS IS GREATER

READING: ROMANS 5:6-11

Verse 8: “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Sometimes God is falsely accused of being unloving. This accusation is very often the result of  suffering that has been experienced or seen. People say that a loving God would not allow suffering to take place. This accusation against the Lord is totally out of order. He has gone to great extremes to provide what is needed to both prevent and to relieve suffering. With regard to prevention, He has given us the Bible so that we can understand how to conform to His order. When we do so, we avoid countless  situations and behaviors that otherwise would ultimately produce suffering. Powerful testimonies of God’s desire and His provision to prevent us from eternal suffering are found throughout  the New Testament. The verse quoted above is an example. He Who was perfect took our sins upon  Himself and suffered in order to pay our debt of suffering. His goodness thus accomplished, is greater than the accumulation of all false charges that are made against Him. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. When have you seen suffering prevented by the application of godly principle?

2. How will you respond if you hear the Lord falsely accused of being unloving.