Dec 21 2008
On Finality of the past.
“Even God cannot change the past. “
– Agathon
When we think of God as all-powerful, this quote might for a moment jar us, take a breath away. But when it is pondered, it seems that it is very true.
What can God do in His all-powerful nature about the past? We are told in the New Testament “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
True, God cannot change the past, but that does not mean we need to despair of the bad things that have happened. We, instead, look for and expect that good will come of it somehow. The good may not balance the bad past, but God will work on our side, if we give him the chance.
