Where is God?

Good morning friends. It's morning here in my country. I hope you had a good night rest.

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In 1755,an earthquake struck the city of Lisbon. It was All Saints Day when it happened, meaning that the churches were full. In just six minutes, 15,000 people were killed and another 15,000 severely wounded.

French philosopher, Voltaire could not accept this disaster. He revolted against the problem of evil in the world. How can a person possibly believe in a good, wise and powerful God in the face of human suffering?

Voltaire became a celebrated and a rebellion against God because of his inability to reconcile the presence of evil in a world governed by a merciful God.

Where is God? Is God real? If God is really alive, this and that should not have happened? If God is alive, this should not have happened to me?

This and many other questions have been asked by different people over time because of occurrences that occur.

What of a situation where a bad occurrence happens to presumed good person?

A book in the bible, psalm 10 could be taken as a request for God to act.

The psalmist (writer) catalogued the presence of evil and several actions of the wicked that should have resulted in instant judgement and punishment from God; but there seems to be no immediate penalty. This confusion continued until he got a clarification from God.

We often forget the problem of man's rebellion against a just God that often prevents Him from answering our prayers, this has created opportunities for aithests,they would rather use the presence of pain and suffering in the world as their talking points, they would use it always as a means of arguing and trying to convince others that there is no God.

Whenever we violate God's laws and set aside His commandments, trouble will certainly come, this draws trouble because there's always a repercussion for everything done whether good or bad.

Man is a free moral agent and therefore can choose to do good and evil. God would not take away the freedom of choice from man, otherwise, as a robot, man can be controlled and excused, if he is not responsible.

When we experience these kinds of situations where we cry to God and he appears silent, it calls for self-examination to discover our sins and shortcomings instead of blaming Him for failing to act.

We must understand that God knows and will definitely uphold justice either immediately or at a future time.

Also we must learn to come to God in repentance everyday.

Keep trusting God no matter what happens.

Enjoy your day✌️✌️.

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