God made man perfectly holy and happy; and the fair earth, as it came from the Creator's hand, bore no blight of decay or shadow of the curse. It is transgression of God's law – the law of love – that has brought woe and death. Yet even amid the suffering that results from sin, God's love is revealed. It is written that God cursed the ground for man's sake. Genesis 3:17. The thorn and the thistle – the difficulties and trials that make his life one of toil and care – were appointed for his good as a part of the training needful in God's plan for his uplifting from the ruin and degradation that sin has wrought. The world, though fallen, is not all sorrow and misery. In nature itself are messages of hope and comfort. There are flowers upon the thistles, and the thorns are covered with roses.
Questions answered by this:
- What things has sin caused in God's perfect creation?
- Did God create suffering and death?
- Why did God curse the earth after man sinned?
- How can we know that God still cares about us?
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White, Ellen Gould: Steps to Christ. Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1892; (SC 9.2) p.9-10
