Jesus replies, “Is it not true I chose the twelve of you?
Is it not also true one of you is a devil?” John 6:70 EFP
This is a sad
yet descriptive statement. It is in a
sense it is a microcosm of the entire problem of sin. How can the presence of evil in the universe
be explained? How can something so
destructive and malevolent come for a perfect creation brought into existence
by a perfectly loving God?
The pattern is
the same although the scenario is different.
Evil incarnate was borne in a perfect place called heaven in a being
previously dedicated to serving and worshipping God. God’s beloved morphs into God’s
adversary. In this scene, Jesus chooses
twelve disciples to lead his church, yet one of them is a corrupt. Jesus did not do anything wrong when he chose
the twelve anymore than God did anything wrong when he created the covering
cherub who would become Satan.
There is a fine
line between a servant of God and a pretender to the throne that belongs to God
himself. God created me for good, but
evil is a reality I must contend with.
Just as certain as God chose me for good, the enemy has his own plans
for me. It my choice in the end—one I must make daily. God has already made his choice.
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