The I Am Series: Exploring the Mysteries of God (Part 7) - "The Problem Of Evil" Pt. 1

Perhaps you remember a prayer you were taught to say as a child before a meal: "God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for our food. By His hands we all are fed. Thank You God for daily bread.” Certainly it’s a classic, recited by probably millions of children through the years. But, is God good? Is He great?

As followers of Jesus, questions like that seem ridiculous. But to some people, asking whether God is good or loving or great seem like valid questions to ask. “After all,” someone might ask, “how can God be good and great, and there be so much evil and suffering in the world?" "Why would an all-powerful, all-knowing God allow children to starve to death in Africa?" "How can He allow injustice to go on?" "Why didn’t He heal my loved one of cancer?"
Today, in our series, "The I AM Series," Pastor Clay is going to take on a subject that men and women have struggled with for thousands of years; it is the problem of evil. This is not an easy subject to take on, but it’s an important one if we’re going to know and understand our God more clearly, and if we’re going to be able to share with others who have experienced great pain and loss in their own lives.