Somethg to ponder..

..if one day, being a parent, ur son unintentionally killed a man out of impulse, would u (A) send him to jail? ..or would u (B) help him to escape? I asked a colleague this qn and to my utmost surprise, he chose the latter. Reason being, he loved his son too much to send him to jail. I m biased. I will send my son to jail because I love him as much. I don't want to face a murderer all my life and neither do I want him to go unpunished. My son may hate me, severe ties with me because I didn't save him. He begged and promised not to repeat the same mistake again but I still went ahead. I forgave him but we can't change the fact he is a murderer. I m bitter and crashed for 'surrendering' him to the police but he is oblivious to all others but his own plight.

Why am I saying this?

This is because my friend questioned God's love for him. He thought God as The One who helps the world, won't bring suffering to mankind in the first place. If HE is GOD, why didn't He bless him first then he will believe in Him?

Ok, refrained from touching too deep into this subject. Just think abt God being the parent who chose option (B)..

Now coming back, think abt God being the parent who chose option (A)..

Remembering all of us are not perfect, and have fallen short of the glory of God. We are sinners. Sinners may not amount to murderers. However, if you have lied, slandered, cheated, committed adultery, have lustful thoughts etc - you are a sinner. We will be forgiven in Jesus' name but we will not go unpunished. There is this difference.

I guess all of us would quietly prefer God to be the parent who chose option (B). Thank God, He is not =)