We talk about how God is in control and that we should have faith and not worry. Sounds nice but then reality sets in; 26,000 people most said to be children starve to death each day; children are abused, raped and murdered every day; and recently locally a couple of teenage boys have been accused of using kittens as baseballs.
If God will not intervene for the most innocent of his creation why do Christians think he will intervene for them? If God did not intervene when his followers were being beaten, tortured, and killed in the past what basis is there for Christians to think he will intervene for them today? History shows the church grows during persecution and shrinks when things go well, why should God intervene?
I do not take comfort in the thought God is in control since there is so much evidence that he does not intervene. The question is would any one be a Christian if there were no benefits in this life other than those that are byproducts of following Jesus instructions?
No comments:
Post a Comment