Why the Drama?
Summary: Why is there so much drama, sin, and suffering in the world if God is good, sovereign, and all-powerful? From Genesis to John 6 and the Book of Romans, we see that God created everything to display His glory, love, justice, and mercy, and to give His Son a people who would love and delight in Him forever. You and I are not accidents or spectators; we are meant to be the bride of Christ, a gift from the Father to the Son, fully satisfied in Jesus instead of chasing the empty promises of this world.
Why Is There So Much Drama?
If you read your Bible from cover to cover, you notice something: peace in the garden lasts for only two chapters. After Genesis 1 and 2, the rest of Scripture is full of conflict, sin, pain, rebellion, judgment and finally redemption. It is drama from beginning to end.
That raises some honest questions:
Why did God create a world like this?
Why do so many people ignore Him, even in the church?
Why do we chase things that never really satisfy us?
We know the saying: “You cannot take it with you.” We enter the world with nothing and leave the same way. Yet we pour ourselves into money, comfort, entertainment, sports, careers, and status. These things might make us happy for a moment, but the joy wears off quickly. We are always looking for the next thing, the next fix.
In that sense, we are all addicts. Addicted to earthly pleasures. Addicted to temporary things.
Why are we like this? Scripture gives us a clear diagnosis.
The Lie at the Root of Our Restlessness
Romans 1:25 says:
“For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.”
That is the core problem. We have traded the truth of God for a lie. Inside and outside the church, we believe that what God made will satisfy us more than God Himself.
We would probably never say that out loud, but our choices often reveal what we really believe.
We live as if:
The world is about my comfort.
Church is about my preferences.
Life is about my goals, plans, and dreams.
Underneath that is an even older lie: the lie of Genesis 3.
In the garden, God gave Adam and Eve two clear commands: 1) be fruitful and multiply (Gen 1:28 and 2) Do not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Adam and Eve obeyed the first command (to be explored and explained in another blog post) but they disobeyed the second command, the one prohibition. They could eat from all the trees except one. The issue was never about fruit. The issue was: Who is in charge? Is God trustworthy and good, or is He holding back something better?
Genesis 3:6 describes the moment of decision:
“When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.”
They believed the serpent. They believed God was withholding good things from them. They believed they would be better off running their own lives.
That same lie still lives in human hearts today: “God is not really good. I cannot trust Him. I do not need to listen to Him.”
That is the drama behind all the drama.
What Was God Like Before Creation?
To understand why God made the world at all, and more specifically why He has allowed it to become like this, we first need to remember who God is.
Genesis 1:1 says, “In the beginning, God.” Before there was time or space or matter, there was God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. One God in three Persons, eternal, perfect, complete, lacking nothing.
Within the Trinity there has always been perfect love, perfect joy, and perfect unity. God was not lonely. He was not bored. He did not need you or me in order to be happy or fulfilled.
Acts 17:24–25 reminds us:
“The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything.”
So when God created, He did not act out of need. He acted out of fullness. Out of the overflow of His perfect love and glory.
Why Did God Create a World That Includes Sin and Suffering?
Here is the hard question: If God is good and sovereign and all-powerful, why would He create a world where sin, pain, and suffering exist? Could He not have just kept us perfect and sinless in the garden?
Why does God allow evil?
Mark chapter 5 opens with a demon-possessed man who is terrorizing the region. The man runs around naked with super-human strength: no one is able to subdue him or bind him or stop his violent rampages. So, why would a good God allow evil like this? Why would He allow it to go on? Why would a good God allow a legion of demons to terrorize a man, and through him, a whole region of people?
Why did God allow it back then and why is He still allowing it today?
Do you have a good answer to that question?
If an unbeliever asked you that question today, how would you respond?
…sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and fear…
1 Peter 3:15
Effectively answering the question, why does God allow evil, that is part of what it means to be ready to make a defense for the hope that we have in Christ.
The existence of evil in the world is a huge stumbling block for unbelievers. Christians say “God is good, God is good all the time. All the time, God is good.”
We say that and lost people respond, “oh yeah, if God is so good, how come there is so much murder and war and theft and destruction in the world?”
And sadly, most Christians cannot really answer that retort.
What are the typical answers to this question???
•God is not good
•God is indifferent
•God cannot stop it
Do any of these answers sit well with you?
I hope not.
These are NOT the right answers.
If you believe the Bible and you know about God’s character, His divine attributes, then these answers cannot be true. So, what is the right answer?
God has a greater purpose.
Scripture tells us that God had a plan from before creation. Revelation speaks of:
The Lamb (Jesus) slain from the foundation of the world.
Names written in the book of life before the world was made.
In other words, the cross was not Plan B. It was God’s plan from the beginning.
So how do we hold this together with the fact that God hates sin and never causes anyone to sin?
We need to see that God’s highest priority is not simply preventing sin at all costs. If that were His top goal, the world would look very different. Instead, God allows sin and suffering so that His character can be fully displayed.
Romans 9:22–23 puts it this way:
“What if God, wanting to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction? And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory.”
If there were no sinners, there would be no mercy. No forgiveness. No display of justice. God’s attributes would only be abstract concepts, not realities we experience and for which we worship Him.
So why all the drama? Because God chose to create a real world, with real people, who can really sin and really be forgiven, so that His love, justice, and mercy would be manifested, experienced, and treasured.
A Gift from God the Father to God the Son
Here is where it becomes very personal.
Out of His fullness, God the Father desired to give God the Son a gift: a bride: a people for His own possession who would know and love the Son the way God the Father and God the Holy Spirit always have. The church is that bride.
Jesus often describes Himself as the Bridegroom. Revelation 19 describes the marriage of the Lamb. The church is pictured as the bride, clothed in “fine linen” which represents “the righteous acts of the saints.”
So, if you belong to Christ, this is your identity:
You are not an extra in the background of God’s story.
You are not a spectator in the stands.
You are the bride of Christ. A gift from the Father to the Son.
That changes everything about how we see our lives.
We were not made for ourselves.
We were made for Him.
Not just part of us. All of us.
What Does Love Look Like Inside the Trinity?
The Bible says plainly that God is love. 1 John 4 tells us that love is not just something God does, it is who He is.
Inside the Trinity, there is love, there is oneness, and there is purpose.
In John’s Gospel, we see this over and over.
In John 10, Jesus says, “I and the Father are one.”
In John 5 and John 10, we see the Father loving the Son and giving Him work to do.
In John 4:34, Jesus says, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.”
In the garden of Gethsemane, He prays, “Not My will, but Yours be done.”
Jesus is fully God, equal with the Father, yet in love, He chooses to obey. He gladly submits to the Father’s plan. Philippians 2 says He humbled Himself to the point of death, even death on a cross.
That is the pattern for us. God’s design is that we would love His Son in such a way that obedience becomes our joy, not our burden. Just as the Son delights to do the Father’s will, we are meant to delight to do Christ’s will.
So What Does This Have to Do with John 6?
All of this comes together in John chapter 6, where Jesus makes a bold claim.
After feeding thousands and walking on water, Jesus tells the crowd:
“I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.” (John 6:35)
That line gets to the heart of what it means to be the bride of Christ and the gift from the Father to the Son. It means this:
We are meant to be fully satisfied in Jesus.
He is our daily bread, not just for our bodies but for our souls.
Everything else we chase is like spiritual junk food.
When we pray, “Give us this day our daily bread,” it is NOT about calories. It is about Christ. It is about a daily dependence on Him for life and joy and strength.
Jesus goes on to say in John 6:37:
“All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.”
The church is a gift from the Father to the Son. Everyone whom the Father gives to Jesus will come to Him. And Jesus will never lose or reject any of them. That is incredible security. If you are truly in Christ, you are safe in the hands of the One who cannot fail.
But that raises an important question: How do I know I am truly in Him?
Are You Eating from Christ or from the World?
Jesus uses another image in John 15:
“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up.”
Branches live by drawing life from the vine. A branch that stops drawing that life dies. It withers, then is thrown into the fire.
The Christian life is not a hobby.
It is not a side interest.
It is not one app among many on our phone.
It is daily dependence.
Daily feeding on Christ.
Daily drawing life from Him by faith.
That does not mean we never enjoy good things in this world. Jesus attended weddings. He ate meals. He walked and talked and laughed with people. But the world was never His god. It was never His source of satisfaction or meaning or identity.
The question for us is simple and searching:
Where do you go for your deepest joy and comfort?
Where do you run when you are tired, stressed, bored, or hurting?
Are you mostly feeding on the world, or mostly feeding on Christ?
Think of it this way: put bacon grease in a diesel truck and it might run for a bit, but you will ruin the engine. It was not designed for that fuel. In the same way, our souls were not designed to run on idols. We can try, we might run for a while, but it will damage us every time, and in the end we will perish.
Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart.” That is not a blank check for earthly stuff. It is a promise that when you delight in Him, He Himself becomes the fulfillment of your deepest desires.
You Are a Gift. So GO Be the Gift.
If you belong to Jesus, this is your identity:
You are a gift from the Father to the Son, by the power and work of the Holy Spirit.
You are the bride of Christ, not a bystander.
You were made to love, obey, and enjoy Jesus with all that you are.
This affects everything, including how we see our mission.
At the end of Matthew 28, Jesus gives the Great Commission: He sends His people out with His authority to make disciples, baptize, and teach others to obey all that He commanded. That is not just for “church staff” or pastors. It is for the whole body.
If we are the bride of Christ and His gift, then we are also His messengers. We are called to go, love, speak, and invite others into the same life we have received.
Key Takeaways
God was perfectly complete and lacking nothing before creation; He did not make the world because He needed us, but to display His glory and love.
Our deepest problem is that we exchange the truth of God for a lie and worship created things instead of the Creator.
God allows sin and suffering because through them His love, justice, wrath, power, and mercy are clearly manifested, experienced, and appreciated.
Before the foundation of the world, the Father planned to give the Son a people, a bride, who would love and delight in Him forever.
Jesus is the bread of life; only He can truly satisfy our hunger and thirst, while the pleasures of this world quickly fade.
If the Father has given you to the Son, Jesus will never cast you out; your security is in His hands, not your performance.
To abide in Christ means to draw daily life from Him, like a branch drawing from the vine, instead of feeding primarily on the world.
You are not a spectator; as the bride of Christ you are called to live for Him fully and join His mission to reach those who are far from God.
Next Steps: How to Live This Out
If this message stirred something in you, consider a few practical steps:
Ask honest questions before God. Take some time this week to sit quietly with the Lord and ask: “What am I really feeding on? Where am I looking for satisfaction instead of You?” Be honest. He already knows.
Feed on Christ daily. Read John 6 and John 15 slowly. Pray as you read. Ask the Holy Spirit to make Jesus your daily bread and your true vine. Start with just 10–15 unrushed minutes a day.
Turn from idols. Identify at least one area where you have been seeking life from created things rather than the Creator. Confess it to God, and make a concrete change. That might mean limiting a hobby, changing media habits, or saying no to something that has become too important.
Remember your identity. Each morning this week, remind yourself: “In Christ, I am loved, I am His bride, I am a gift from the Father to the Son.” Let that shape how you face your day.
Join God’s mission where you live. Ask God for one person in your life who needs to hear that they matter to Him. Pray for them and look for a chance to share what you are learning about Christ as the bread of life.