Why did you make me like this?

Can you consider why the one called the adversary, the accuser, would rebel against a perfect being?

On one hand, the perfect being, with absolute power made the accuser. The perfect being is outside and above everything. He is complete in knowledge and power. Because this reality is so, the accuser, who being made, is extremely limited like every other character created by the Perfect One.

On the other hand, this adversary, has a mind, a will, intellect and feelings. The adversary is in time, as shown by his begining, and further proved by his predicted end.

Tick Tock

A prediction offered by the One outside of time, like HE IS, isn't a fore-telling of potential events, but rather a revealing of how the story ends by the Author who wrote it.

It is not like a friend revealing the plot points of a movie they have already seen, but more like the author of the book telling you what he already wrote.

This is in fact the biblical description of God...whether you like it or not.

So, the adversary also has a problem with the perfection and finality of The Author. He isn't happy with the way his character is written. So, he plans a rebellion...because he doesn't trust The Author. He wants to alter the story.

Which, as a character, is absolutely impossible. This is true for any story...unless the Author writes it so.

Imagine figuring out that you are a bad guy in the story. What would you do?

You really only have two choices, considering the reality of your own situation. You can run with it and be the best bad guy in any story, or sit down and plead with the Author to write you another way.

One is akin to repentance, the other is what a character would do if they never really realized what they truly were, and didn't trust The Author.

So, the question as Paul writes in Romans 9, and one that many ask without understanding and knowing God's goodness in light of His sovereignty, is "Why did you make me like this?".

A better question, a question of a heart not to usurp, or question the wisdom of the Creator would be, "Would you make me better?".

Isn't this what we do right after we accept the authority of God through faith in Jesus Christ?

Ah, but the funny thing, the biblically factual truth, is that even that "change" in your story was already written before time, before the story started.

"Let there be light!"

This isn't about wisdom. This isn't about goodness.

This is about trusting The Author in spite of all the reasons He throws at you to doubt. Through all the circumstances and evil characters written to cross your path.

Like any story, this "character development" is only to mold you into more. The difference in your "choosing", being already written, only shows how your story will end.

Now, imagine a character who knows and understands this. They would be free from fear, frustration and depression.

Why?

Because, like any good protagonist, they would know for certain they will win in the end.

Biblically, that's called assurance.

So, go ahead...ask your question.