In speaking with Christians and non-believers alike, the arguments against putting our complete trust in God comes mainly from our emotions and experiences as opposed to our intellect. The common questions that keep us paralyzed in doubt comes primarily from our hearts. Will God really provide for all my needs? Is God truly concerned about me and what is good for me? How will my life be impacted if I decide to give everything and follow? Even the question of how a loving God coud allow for human suffering comes from the position of our emotions and until we have a sure answer for all of these types of questions, we can never be set free to follow wholeheartedly after God. And this is where the cross comes in.
Through this singular act of love, God answers all of our doubts and puts all our fears to rest. In response to our questions, God asks us some questions of his own in Romans 8:31-32. If God is for us, who can be against us? If He did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? This is what is typically known as an argument from the greater to the lesser and the logic is very simple. If someone is willing to give you 100 million dollars, you would have no doubt that the very same person would be willing to give you 10 dollars. In the same way, the very God who did not withhold his own begotten Son, would he or could he turn us away empty handed from the lesser things of this life?
Ultimately, everyone of us will have to wrestle with questions of this nature. Do I truly believe that God gave his Son for me? The answer to that will color the way we perceive God and whether we will live in continuing doubt or come to an unwavering trust in a loving God who is always for us. During this Easter season, I pray that we will truly reflect on what Christ has done and what that should mean for us.
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