“Why did God make mosquitoes?”
With the weather warming up here in Florida, that’s not a bad question. But it wasn’t a Floridian asking. It was a Da’an man in Indonesia.
Missionary James Poarch was spending time with an older neighbor, as he learns the culture and language of the Da’an people. He was specifically asking about their beliefs in regard to a creator.
“Mohontara was always good,” the neighbor said. “Mohontara created everything, and everything was good.”
But then James’ neighbor stopped. He though for a bit, then he motioned to his floor – or actually, to the space below the floor that was visible though the cracks between the floorboards.
“Why then,” the neighbor asked, “did Mohontara create mosquitoes, biting ants and centipedes? If Mohontara made everything good, and these things hurt us, what happened?”
What an opportunity! But that’s a long story. James sketched it out for him – that God is good, and created everything, and everything He created is good. Then it was ruined by man’s sin. God has sent His Son as the remedy for our sin.
Did the neighbor understand? Only God knows. Pray for the day when God’s Word will be clearly presented to this neighbor and the rest of his people.
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