Will You Stand For Truth Or Just Call Foul?

Evil confronts us in many ways, and demands some kind of an answer. It demands an answer for us and those around us. We All need answers regardless of whether we believe God exists. To the Christian, the question is posed in light of the view of God that is presented in the Bible, but all beliefs and everyone has to come up with some kind of explanation. The problem of evil demands some kind of philosophical response, but also one that satisfies us existentially.

It has been fashionable of late to reject any and all notions of truth in place of taste and perspective. The Christian appears to have become docile and afraid in even declaring an answer in the world of ideas that would speak to the problem of evil. Truth has become something that is socially constructed. When the question is asked, “If God is good why would He allow this to happen?” Some knowledge of what life is about is presupposed. Even the questions of God’s involvement and whereabouts in the midst of evil presupposes some sense and notion of good. The Westminster Confession in 1646 claims: “The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” Today our society sees the chief end of life as achieving greater freedom and obtaining as much pleasure as possible. Our lack of interest in God and our self-assured confidence excludes any normal or routine reflection on life. C.S. Lewis put it this way, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains; it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”

As you prepare your hearts for this Easter and as you experience the pain of living in a fallen world; will your life be a pointer to the goodness of God? Will you be a voice in the wilderness, or just someone who always cries foul? You were made for difficult times. You were made for challenging days. The Christ in you desires that you stand for truth, or you will fall for anything! Will you stand for Jesus or just cry foul?