The unrighteous only ask, “Can we?”, but the righteous also ask, “Should we?” The progress of human civilization has only been made possible by our willingness to push the limits. Scientists, explorers and great men and women have all confronted people who were content with the status quo. Not content with just what was, they struggled to discover what might be. They fought to expand the limits of what we as the human race can do. However, when unethical, evil or even amoral people seek to push the boundaries of our knowledge and capabilities without restraint, the results have often been horrendous and catastrophic. Humanity needs wise, spiritual and moral people who are willing to stand up and raise questions concerning the ethics of all that we do. Just because we can do something does not mean that it is wise, or even righteous to do it.

Just as we deal with these questions concerning the capabilities and limitations of humanity, we also face the same questions concerning the actions of God. In the very first verse of John we are told, Jesus was in the beginning and all that was created was created by and through Him. As Jesus, in the midst of the storm, came walking on the water to His disciples He was demonstrating to them that He was not limited. Through the power of His father he could do anything. All of creation is shaped by God’s will. There is no law of nature that he cannot overrule or rewrite. That truth became a cornerstone of Christian faith.

The power of God that allowed Jesus to walked on water is still at work in our world today. With eyes of faith we see things happen that only the power of God can explain, and we recognize His goodness. Yet there is so much God does not do and we wonder why. We believe God can do anything, but true faith requires us to believe God always does what he should, even when he does nothing.