Do you ever wish you could make God answer for some of His decisions? Go ahead, be honest about that. I know it probably feels like we’re treading on dangerous ground here. You may be wondering whether or not you’re even allowed to ask such questions. God is the Almighty One - how could we dare to insist that He answer us about the things He has done? And yet, we’ve all thought this way. At some point, you’ve surveyed the landscape of your own life and the things God has allowed and thought to yourself - “Why in the world did that have to happen? Why would God do this to me?” The Old Testament book of Job is about a man who lost everything and tried to figure out what it means to know God in the midst of devastation, depression and heartbreak. In one of Job’s rants, He says He wishes He could call God to account, but how can He? As Job points out, “He is not a mere mortal like me, that I might answer Him, that we might confront each other in court.” In other words, Job wants to sue God, but he can’t because God is God and not a man. Except, God did become a man. Jesus was God in the flesh and He not only became a man, but He let men drag Him into court, though He was sinless. He let them falsely accuse and sentence Him to death. Jesus took our place, bearing the full penalty of our wrong, dying our death so we could live. We don’t always know why God allows what He does, but this much is true - He took the blame in our place because of love.
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