Judges 21:3 And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?

Questioning God is nothing new. Man has been doing it since the beginning. Worse yet, blaming God for all the bad things in their lives. That is saying “I could do a better job of being God.” Questioning God is playing God.

“You shall have no gods before me.”

That includes you and me. I am not God. As much as I would like to change things, to heal, to right wrongs, to be merciful, to be gracious and kind, I want from a human perspective. I want what I want. I’d be selective and that means exclusion, withholding from many because me ability to see is limited.

It occurred to me as I was thinking about this; what am I doing to make things better? Even on a personal level, doing the best I can, I am limited by my humanity. I can only do so much. Do I use that knowledge as an excuse for doing nothing?

There ae many humanitarians in the world doing good, maybe even great things, but they are not God and I cannot help but ask why. What is their true motive in doing good, to play god, to gain glory unto themselves? I do not know. I can only judge myself as to my own motivations. Am I loving and kind because God is loving and kind or because He truly changed me into the son He wants me to be?

I don’t want to play god. Neither do I want to play at being His son. I want to be His son. As such I can only follow the example set forth by my Lord and look to the Father for His will.

Then I shall be a son.