This week my family and I have been out of town enjoying the Ark Exhibit and Creation Museum. Today we’re heading home, but the trip will stay with us long after we’re back in Arkansas. Naturally, after a trip like that, my mind can’t help but dwell on the early chapters of Genesis. To that end, I’m reminded of a question I’ve been asked more than twice over the years:
“In the beginning, why did God make us if He knew we would sin?”
And while that question can easily lead you down a rabbit hole of contemplation and wonder, I think it’s possible to figure it out without going too deep into the philosophical realm. Think about it like this: If you have a child, you knew when you first found out you were pregnant that your son would grow into an adult that would make bad choices and greatly upset you…would you change how you treated him?
You would never seriously regret having him, I suspect, and if you could go back in time, I doubt you would change the fact that he’s your son, would you?
God made you, even though you disappoint Him sometimes, because He wanted a part of His creation that could think and feel and love and serve in a way the simple animals can not. I think it’s looking at things backwards to say “if we’re so bad why did God make us?” Let’s not forget that God didn’t make us bad, and let’s especially not forget God’s ability (through Jesus’ blood) to make us good again!
Imagine it like this: If the doctor came to you and said “Ma’am, I want you to know your son is going to be born but he will die very soon after birth, but good news: You have the power to save him and make him 100% healthy. All you have to do is let me draw some of your blood and inject it into his veins.” Would you take that deal? Of course you would. How easy is that? A little blood transfusion one time and he won’t die? That’s a no brainer.
God made you, knowing He had the power to save you after you made the choice to fall into sin.
To answer the question succinctly: Why would God decide NOT to create you if saving you was so doable?
~Matthew