I was talking with my friend, David, the other day and we were discussing Job. I asked him why God would have allowed the devil to come and talk with Him in heaven.

He said that God was not intimidated by evil, neither was He threatened.

Then I asked him another question. “Where did evil come from?”

If God is all good and He created everything then did He also create evil?

The movie “God is Not Dead?” touched on this question.

The movie did not say that God created evil, only that He gave us free will to choose between good and evil.

I have been through some difficult emotional experiences in my life and some have been due to the evil that others intended for my downfall.

There have been times when I have felt the presence of evil and darkness. I have always felt that those times were not of God but I have learned lessons and grown stronger through those trials.

So if I gained through the evil that others intended to count as my loss was God also involved in the evil intention?

I don’t believe He was involved but I do think that He gave me the strength to endure and remain connected to HIm.

The question of the origin of evil remains a perplexing thought.

There is a Law of Opposites in the Universe.

Without evil could there be good? Without evil how could we determine what was actually good?

If there was only good in the universe would we not be puppets on a string manipulated by God for His own satisfaction?

If evil was not present how could we know the fullness of God’s love and forgiveness?

There would be no free will. We would not have any choice and our love for God would not be a conscious act.

The beauty of this is that God has provided a way in which we are not seen as evil, even in our sin. The only way to attain purity and righteousness before God is to believe and claim the blood of Jesus over our sins.

So evil is without power in the life of a Christian and we have no condemnation through Christ. So if evil has lost its grip on us then why do we continue to fear it?

Romans 8:28. “All things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose.”