The skeptic may ask, “Is it not unreasonable to think that a good God would so order His universe so as to make his subjects happy?” And maybe the thought is not really unreasonable, even for a Christian. How can free-will worship possibly be worth the excessive amount of evil that exists in the world? We just do not really know. But, if the loving, kind, merciful, and all-wise God of the universe thinks there are more important ends to be gained from this fallen world than our unbroken enjoyment of life on this earth, then we will have to either trust Him or rebel. But if there is one event in all of history that is true and unmistakably clear in its message, it is the CROSS OF CHRIST: the true image, imprinted indelibly in our hearts, of the all-good, all-powerful Creator of the universe, in the form of a defeated man, dying contemptibly in the shadows of one dark afternoon some twenty centuries ago, because…He loved us. Thank You, God, for everything You’ve done for us. Help us to always glorify You in our pain and suffering. Again, from the bottom of our hearts, thank You!…Thank You!!…Thank You!!!
“For as he thinks in his own heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7a, NKJV).