There are many things happening in the world today, and we are often quick to blame God for them—even when He is not responsible.
Many Christians, out of ignorance, blame God because they believe He is in control of everything and therefore must be the one allowing evil to happen. When someone dies, we say, “God has taken him.” When a person falls sick, we say God sent or allowed the sickness. When accidents occur, people say, “God allowed it for a reason.” Since God is all-knowing, they assume He must be behind it all.
But here is the truth: ignorance about who is truly responsible for evil in the world has given the devil room to operate without resistance.
If believers truly understood that every evil event bears the signature of the devil, they would rise up in faith to resist him. Sadly, many people who should not have died have been buried long ago because those with the spiritual authority to intervene believed it was God who took them.
We must stop accusing God and understand why most evil happens in the world.
Originally, the earth was given to man.
Genesis 1:28
“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion…”
God gave man dominion over the earth—the authority to decide what happens here.
However, the devil deceived man and took over that authority.
Luke 4:6
“And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me…”
Notice that the devil did not lie here. He clearly stated that the authority was delivered to him. Adam handed it over through disobedience, as recorded in Genesis 3.
From the moment the devil took over the rulership of the world, he began to perpetuate evil—sickness, death, accidents, and destruction. That is why the Bible calls him the god of this world.
2 Corinthians 4:4
“In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not…”
As the god of this world, the devil influences much of what happens on the earth. And because the authority was legally handed over, God often does not interfere directly.
This is why man is the one authorized to stop the devil on earth. Man was originally given that authority.
The good news is this: the dominion stolen by the devil was restored through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The devil thrives on ignorance. He is pleased when believers do not know that authority has been restored to them. He is even happier when people attribute his evil works to God—because then they attack the wrong target.
This is why Jesus spent His earthly ministry destroying the works of the devil. He healed the sick, cast out demons, and raised the dead—not to show that God caused suffering, but to prove that God is against it.
If sickness and death were from God, Jesus would not have healed the sick or raised the dead.
So the next time someone falls sick, dies, or encounters an accident, do not be quick to attribute it to God.
Our God is good.
He does not do evil so that good may come out of it.
Let us stop accusing God and start standing against the real source of evil.
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