this world exists with its pain with its sorrow with its death to make a place for Jesus Christ the son of God to suffer and die if a world like this didn't exist Jesus would have no place to suffer and die if there were no suffering Jesus couldn't suffer if there were no death Jesus couldn't die put it another way the reason there is terror is so that Christ could be terrorized the reason there is trouble is so that Christ could be troubled the reason there is pain is so that Christ could feel pain this
world became what it is so that the Son of God could enter it and feel all of it therefore you should never feel that God is somehow out there distant far away toying with this creation he made the horrors to enter the Horrors Romans 5 8 God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us do you believe let me say it again God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ his son died for us he showed his love through the death of
his son he showed his love through the death of his son do you believe that love could be shown another way that love could be shown another way it couldn't and he meant for it to be shown listen to these words from Acts chapter 4 truly in this city this is being prayed by the Saints after the death and resurrection of Jesus truly in this city Jerusalem there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus whom you anointed Herod Pontius Pilate the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel to do whatever your hand and your plan
predestined to take place do you hear what that says Herod who mocked him put a purple robe on him scorned him pilate who expediently washed his hands and said I find no fault in him but my job's at stake and so kill him crucify him put him through the worst tortures imaginable the Gentiles that's the soldiers they were driving the nails pushing the sword in the side the Jewish people crucify him crucify him those four things this text says I'll read it again Herod Pontius Pilate the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel were gathered together
to do whatever your plan and your hand had predestined to take place Christ did not die by accident oh just a fluke of History just a turning of Roman affairs just a mob violence this has been planned since before the foundation of the world this is the climax of the reason for existence the Son of God bearing all the suffering of the world in order to lift Sin from all who would trust him bring them into Everlasting reward and Joy exquisitely on a new heavens and a new Earth glorifying God for his wisdom and Grace
and love that's the reason this world exists the way it exists
