Genesis 1 makes it clear that what God
initially created was good and perfect. However, over time, due to sin and the
disruption of our pure DNA, problems occurred.
So God did not “make” deformed people. His
original design for us all was perfection, but sin caused the potential for
deformity to occur in our human bodies.
Deformed people are not bad, wrong or
evil. They are just different from what others consider “the norm.” Maybe God allows them to live for other
reasons.
Those who experience physical
challenges must receive our unconditional love just like anyone else. David loved Mephibosheth, showing grace to someone
who was crippled. Mephibosheth could do
nothing for David, yet David invited him to eat at his table forever.
The handicapped sometimes challenge our
capacity to love in a world that laughs at them or hides them away.
In the “imperfection” of the deformed, God
can display His perfection.
We must also analyze our idea of
deformity. Are tall people deformed? Are short people imperfect? How about fat people or those with big
foreheads? These things challenge our
idea of perfection. Isn’t the only “perfection”
found in Jesus Christ and not in physical attributes?
In heaven, with our resurrected bodies,
God will restore all bodies to their intended “look,” unscarred by genetic
mistakes.