STEEMCHURCH-The gift of free will
A very good day to you brothers and sisters. Most people have been bent on asking couple of questions that seem like, it's all God's fault for humanity to be how it is today. People tend to judge blindly and without proper reasoning.
People most times blame God for knowing satan was going to sin, Adam and eve was going to sin and God still allowed it happen, without a preventive measure. People go as far as saying, God actually allowed satan sin, in other to punish humanity. People make so much blame that they say, God not destroying satan and even came down to earth to die for our sins, caused by satan and still allowed satan do what he does, is something they can't comprehend.
But the fact is this, Isaiah gave us an insight on how God works.
Isaiah 55: 8-9 (NIV)
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
The book of Isaiah specifically told us, the ways of our Lord is different from our ordinary human ways. Just as the heavens are above and higher than the earth, so is his ways are higher and above ours.
God is the divine creator of the universe and he created even he whom we all know as satan in the bible, but when God created him, he was an angel and one of the most beautiful angels ever made. He was even described as the morning star, his beauty was astonishing, and i believed because he saw how good he was made and his superiority over other angels, also the respect he was given by other angels, he felt he could be like God and seat on the throne of God. That my brother and sisters, was a huge abomination, which caused a battle in heaven.
When God made his creation, he was sure to give us free will, because he never wanted us to be obligated to do what ever he say, he wanted it to be actually what we wanted to do. He gave us a choice to choose between good and evil, but man decided to go with evil. So also it is with the angels of heaven, they were created with the gift of free will, and that's why the devil thought he could overthrow God's throne and become God. If God was to take our free will, no one will be able to have a choice in what to do, you have to do only what God says and you'll have no choice whatsoever.
Imagine a scenario, where you come from a family that never allow you make your own decisions, never allow you decide on what to do, every decision you seem to make, must be given by your family, making you feel like you don't have a life of your own. At a point you start feeling like an animal, that has no choice but to do what the owner wants.
God never wanted such for us, because he loved us that much, he cherished us, even when our fore parents sinned against him, he still loved us and created a way for us to be with him, on the bases that we decide that by ourselves. God knows the impact of free will unto men, he knows that would sperate his people from those who are not his people and those who might want to go against him.
So the free will of God is a gift, that we must use so dearly and appreciate. And it also gives us a better chance to show our Lord and creator that we are for him and him alone, regardless of any situation that might arise on the journey to paradise.
As regards to the blame game in the beginning of this article, God was never and is still not responsible for what happens to mankind, he created everything perfect, he wanted us to be happy every seconds of our life here on earth. He created a world were we have nothing to worry about, no troubles or worries, a heaven in earth, but due to disobedience, we lost everything and even at our own fault, he still made a way fir us to still bw with him, if we want to. If you still love him, just as he has loved you even before you were born, you still have a chance of been with him forever in paradise.
Satan made choice and the lord had proclaim to us through thr book of revelation what is going to happen to satan at the right time, God is not going to allow Satan continue deceiving people through generation to generation, but at time will come, were he will pay the price of all his wrong doings and those who are for him, will also be with him, when judgement and condemnation is upon him from God.
Finally my dear brothers and sisters, let's take this free gift of free will that the good lord has given to mankind as a chance to do the write thing for a better chance to be with him at thd end of times for eternity.
Thank you for reading and God bless
We need to appreciate that gift of freewill. Without that gift there would have been no difference between us and robots. God wants us to serve him because we love him and not because we are compelled to. Thanks for sharing.
We really appreciate our gift of freewill. Adam and Eve used their freewill wrongly, we definitely do not want to imitate that example. The scriptures talks about the likes of Noah, Abraham and others who used their freewill positively. Thanks for sharing this educative writeup Splendour.
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WHEN faced with making a personal choice, one woman told a friend: “Do not make me think; just tell me what to do. That is easier.” The woman preferred being told what to do instead of using a precious gift from her Creator, the gift of free will. What about you? Do you like making your own decisions, or do you prefer that others decide for you? How do you view the matter of free will?
2 People have debated this subject for centuries. Some claim that there is no such thing as free will—that all our actions are predetermined by God. Others argue that true free will is only possible if we have absolute freedom. However, to understand this matter properly, we must turn to God’s Word, the Bible. Why? It reveals that Jehovah created us with free will; that is, the capacity and freedom to make our own intelligent choices. (Read Joshua 24:15.) The Bible also answers such questions as: How should our freedom to make decisions be exercised? Does it have limitations? How does the way we use our freedom of choice reveal the depth of our love for Jehovah? How can we show respect for the decisions of others?
Liberty is something everyone has in him except When when we're been enslaved. We've got every right to choose and it's a gift and at the same time a chance to overshadow the goodness in us. Let us endeavour to choose God only because he is the one true way and no other. May God guide us.
Freewill is basically independence to make decisions, no matter how little and it should be gratified.
The creator when he created us gave us free will to do what we wish to do with our lives and to take descision on anything we wish to do .
When God created the first man adam and first woman eve he gave them free will to do what ever they wanted . he gave the all other creatures to look over.
But out of their free will the allowed their self to be taken by the devil to eat the forbideen fruit. Thats yje good examle of freewill.
As christains we should never misuse the power and and grace that God has given us on things which will not help out sprutual life and that which will always bring upliftment to our spirutual life.
God is the provider and a giver he give thise who are ready to serve him with tje will he gave them
God dignifies us with free will, the power to make decisions of our own rather than having God or fate predetermine what we do.
Free will is a precious gift from God, for it lets us love him with our “whole heart”—because we want to.Matthew 22:37
That was the masterplan of God, to give mankind free will and dominion so as that love with a choice whether it be good or evil God gave mankind a choice and it's obvious that while most are using their free will to make the wrong choices, others are using it to make it right too
The devil choose to misuse his freewill and God as the creator of heaven an earth is not to be blamed for the devil's actions
Thanks for sharing this with us@splendour21,So the free will of God is a gift, that we must use so dearly and appreciate. And it also gives us a better chance to show our Lord and creator that we are for him and him alone, we must be spirit filled and always listen to the Holy Spirit to make the right choice...
It's man's sin that brought the world to the point it is now...
Only righteousness can save us....
Thanks for sharing