Tuesday, August 12, 2014

THE REBELLIOUS WILL OF CHILDREN

Remember, God created two perfect children and raised them in a perfect environment, yet both of them rebelled against the will of God.  But if God had to do it all over again, I believe God would do the same thing.  Why?  Because if and when we do decide to do God's will, and if and when we do choose to love God with all of our hearts and souls and minds (Matthew 22:37), our Creator experiences a joy that infinitely abounds.

At those times when you regret that your children have wills of their own and the power to rebel, consider that without free will they could never really love you.  That's what God wants to teach us.  Don't despair!  Remember, as that Great American philosopher Yogi Berra once said, "It ain't over 'till it's over!"  Even when we think all is lost, it really isn't.

-- Tony Campolo in Following Jesus Without Embarrassing God


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