Bad Things Happen to Good People

DAILY VERSE

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

– Romans 8:28

DEVOTION

You’ve certainly heard people question why God allows bad things to happen to good people. It’s been a stumbling block for people who do not yet know Christ, and it pushes some people to question their own faith.

Like a gallon of milk, we all come with a predetermined expiration date. We don’t know what that date will be, but it is certain. For situations other than death, sometimes God allows things to happen to us so we’ll draw near to Him. Read the book of Job and you’ll see the quintessential illustration of this. Then there’s the human factor; we all fall short and we all sin. People are going to allow Satan to tempt them into every sort of sin that affects good people, collateral damage.

Some will look at the Old Testament where God wipes out all of mankind except for Noah and his family. Then there are the Israelite’s going from town to town and killing everyone at God’s direction. Know this, like in Noah’s time, these people were worshiping false gods and sinning on a deeper level.

Know that God is good. We will NEVER understand His ways. But knowing that He is incapable of evil, we must trust that His intentions are pure.

God is Good!

Bradley Hilton has always been a believer; it was in 2000 that he reaffirmed his faith and went all-in for Jesus. He felt a nudge from God to start a men’s group in his church. Influenced by this group he began a regeneration process that changed his life for a more active service for God. He began a newsletter to encourage others. Its growth resulted in a blog, The Daily Dose – Daily inspiration from God’s Word. Bradley and his wife, Michelle, share life together in Texas with their four children and two grandsons.