Good and Bad

Does Everything Good and Bad Come from God?

Traditional thinking says that everything good comes from God and everything Bad comes from God. But if that is true, what is the devil doing? Twiddling his thumbs in hell?

Many people have ignorantly blamed God for killing babies, sending sickness, and withholding healing from people instead of holding the true culprit responsible for stealing, killing, and destroying lives.

Even in the Old Testament , it is clear that most people were in the dark about God. They thought that God did everything good as well as everything bad. They really did not have a revelation of the devil and his works.

In the New Testament, Jesus came on the scene to let us know the truth about God and the devil. We needed somebody to come down here and wipe out our sin so we could see clearly and really know God on a personal level. That someone who did this for us was Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Jesus redeemed man from sin and everything tied to sin. He gave us victory over Satan. Jesus washed away the sin barrier between God and man with the sacrifice of His blood. (Matthew 26:28; 1 John 1:7; Hebrews 9:14; Ephesians 1:7, 2:13; and Colossians 1:20).

Yet, before Jesus ever went to the cross, He taught us some valuable lessons about life’s ups and downs. Jesus revealed more about the devil than was previously known through His teachings and the way He lived His life. He was revolutionary in every way.

Jesus was the first to shine a bright light on the devil’s work within the earth. He said, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the Good Shepherd: the Good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep” (John 10:10-11).

Jesus exposed the devil. It was as if He was saying, ‘There is a devil roaming the earth. He is trying to steal from you, kill you, and destroy you. He is a bad dude and wants to take your life. But I am good, and I want to give you a good life. I want to guide you and nourish you like a Good Shepherd. In fact, I love you so much that I am going to die for you.”