Romans 9:20
"Nay but, O man, who are thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to Him that formed it, Why hast Thou made me thus?"
When God directs our lives differently than we think He should, whether we express it or not, the question "Why hast Thou made me thus?" arises in our hearts. This is the essence of rebellion. It resides in our nature, in our flesh.
Consider a king's palace where there are vessels of gold placed on the table, used when the king invites guests to dine—these are the vessels of honor. There are also vessels made solely to carry out waste.—these are vessels of dishonor. Both types exist for the king’s honor. Understanding this in life, why would we find fault with God ordaining a similar arrangement spiritually? "Hath not the Potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?" (Romans 9:21).
God's attributes are these; He is Just, Holy, Truth, Mercy, Grace, and Love! How can these attributes each remain in force when saving wretched sinners worthy of His Wrath? How can His Justice be satisfied by accepting the payment of Blood shed unto death at the Hand of His Wrath for sins against Him? Grace bestowed on any sinner must accord with Holiness and Justice. God could not simply overlook sin to save sinners and ignore His Justice. Instead, He poured out that Wrath on His Son. He did not spare His only Son but gave Him up to freely give His chosen vessels of Mercy all that He is. "He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" (Romans 8:32).
Our LORD Jesus Christ willingly laid down His Perfectly Obedient Life to satisfy the Perfect Justice of God the Father. He shed His Righteous Blood in this dimension of time to satisfy God's Justice for helpless sinners chosen before time began.
“Behold, what Manner of Love the Father hath bestowed upon us” (1 John 3:1).
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