Back To Home Page To Archives - Spring of Life - H. Roger Bothwell The Unfair War I had three phone calls at work today. Each person wanted something that I could not supply. Three times I had to say, "I'm sorry. I can't do that." I wanted to say, "Yes." It would be so grand to be able to give everyone everything they need. But there were bigger issues involved. There were state credentialing issues. I didn't like saying, "No." God gets a zillion requests a day to which He wants to say, "Yes," but has to say, "No." I can ask Him to fix the numbers so I will win the lottery. He will say, "No" for many reasons. #1. There are laws against tampering with the lottery. In order to help me He would have to cheat a million other people out of their fair chance. #2. He knows there are a million others who need the money worse than I do. #3. He knows I would most likely misuse the money. That's a pretty bad example but the reality is, God continually has to balance our requests with larger issues. He isn't just dealing with me or you. He has to consider the impact of His actions on the entire universe. There is a war of ethics and principles and should Satan catch God in any way violating one; Satan wins. It seems like an unfair war. Satan can lie, cheat, steal and slander. God has to be perfect. Check out the Book of Job or Revelation 12:7. Better yet look at the entire life of Jesus. For over thirty years He was perfect and because He was, His perfection counts for us, if we ask. This is amazing. This is the Gospel. I'm Roger Bothwell and my address is roger.bothwell@verizon.net or 151 Old Farm Rd. Leominster, MA 01453. Thank you for your support of our faith ministry. Past devotionals can be accessed at Archives