Where Was God

It seems that we hear this question a lot after a sudden tragedy or whatever kind of devastation takes place; where was God, why did He allow this to take place?  The Israelites must have felt this way when they sinned against the Lord.  I believe the God that I serve fills the heavens and earth with His goodness.  

After seventy years of hopelessness in Babylon, God told the Israelites in Jeremiah 29 that He would bring them out and what His plans were for them, and I believe this would be for every nation that would fear Him and walk humbly before Him; read  verses 11-13, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”  

God’s people were in bondage, reaping what they sowed.  Read what Galatians 6:8-9, “For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

This is a big problem, so many of us are sowing to the flesh, even many in the church, then we wonder why we reap the consequences.  I believe our country was the greatest country in the world at one time because it was founded on freedom of religion and Christian principles and values, but little by little they are being taken away and now we have shootings in our schools and in the streets, we are threatened by terrorists and people our scared and stressed to the point where the pharmaceutical businesses are booming because of all the medicine people are taking.  People seem to be un-trusting of others and the sad thing is we are getting where we don’t even trust those in our government or those that are running for offices anymore.

Then when something terrible happens we ask, “where was God when all this was taking place,” but what you forget is this you asked God to leave.  God gets blamed for so many things but why should He help us when He knows that He is not wanted?  This nation could be the greatest once again if we would stop pushing the foundation away.  If a nation stands on a firm foundation, which is the Lord, it will be a powerful nation once again, if not, it will crumble to never rise again.

It is like what God’s Word says in Luke 6:46-49, “And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.”

There is still hope for America and all the other nations of the world if we will do what it says in 2 Chronicles 7:14, which God spoke to King Solomon, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

I know this was spoken to God’s people, the Israelites, at the time but I know that God always seeks the humble and contrite heart, that He will not despise!! And I know that God is the only One that can heal our land.  So what will your choice be?  Something to think about and I hope you will take this seriously!!  May the good Lord bless you and yours and may you have a super day and don’t forget to thank and praise the Lord for He is worthy!!