Is God Fair Part 3B

God knows what challenges each person requires to see his or her need for a Savior, and then to grow spiritually. He does what is best for each, individually tailoring circumstances and events.

This is very “unfair” from the politically correct perspective, but very loving and wise from God’s perspective of Truth, of Heavenly Wisdom. For it is his ultimate goal to eliminate evil, to save all who are willing and to bring in a new and perfect heaven and earth.

God has also distributed roles as He sees fit, much to the consternation of many today. This includes roles in the spiritual (gifts), intellectual, physical and relational realms. Here are some very obvious, yet in our society, often rejected examples of the roles He’s given to men and women.

--Men are to procreate. Women are to bear and nurse babies.

--Men are to voluntarily, wholeheartedly love their wives, to be understanding, nurture & encourage their wives. Women are to voluntarily respect and follow their husbands.

--Men are to lead their families. Wives are to be helpers to their husbands. Men are to listen to women's perspectives and take them into account in making decisions.

--Men are to teach and lead mixed groups in the Kingdom. Women are to teach and lead women and children in the Kingdom.

In this “unfair” distribution of roles, God knows and does what is best. We can trust Him in His wisdom, love, grace and sovereignty to give to each person what that one needs to come to Him, to live a useful and meaningful life, to develop in a healthy and effective way.

So is God fair? “No,” “Yes,” and “No.” Does God have the right to be so? Absolutely: He is the Creator of all, the Most High, the Almighty, the Beginner and Ender of time. There is no one who can challenge Him (as Job found in chapters 38-41 of his book), for the Lord God is perfect in every way.

No human could think up such a wonderful God whose character is multifacetedly perfect and beyond comprehension in His Wisdom, Power, Grace and Love. He is totally independent of His creation, he has no need of us; for in His triuneness there is perfect community, love and completeness, which have existed from eternity. This is the God who knows what He’s doing and I choose to trust Him! How about you?