Where is God?

 

Chaos. Heartbreak. Fear and anxiety. Where is God? Is He on vacation? Is He powerless?

He is not on vacation. He is not powerless.

Psalm 115:1-3 (ESV) states,

“Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
But to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.
 Why should the nations say,
'Where, now, is their God?'
 But our God is in the heavens;
He does whatever He pleases.”

 

I have said before and say it now, GOD IS SOVEREIGN. He is still reigning.

 

Amos 3:5-6 (ESV) states,

“ Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it?
Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
 If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble?
If a calamity occurs in a city has not the Lord done it?

 

If a CALAMITY comes to a city, the LORD has done it!!! Does that surprise you? It did me when I first learned it. But now it is a comforting truth. But how can this be comforting? It is comforting because it tells me that God is still in control.  This world seems to be spinning out of control. It seems that evil and lawlessness have won. We see calamity in many cities. But it is not outside of God’s control.

It may be difficult to believe that God exerts this level of control over creation, but the Bible is plain.

Ephesians 1:11-12 (ESV) says,

“In Him  also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will,  to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory. “

God predestines people to salvation as well as working all things after the counsel of His will!! It says he WORKS ALL THINGS. I don’t know how people ignore these truths.

It is normal to be fearful in this fallen, hectic world. But we need to put our hope and trust in God. He alone is our peace. He is our strength.

Friend, if you are not a believer in Christ, please hear the following:

All people are sinners.

^“ as it is written,

‘There is none righteous, not even one;
 There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God;
 All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good,
There is not even one.’” Romans 3:10-12 (ESV)

 

All people who die without Christ will be sent to the lake of fire for eternity.

“ And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:15 (ESV)

 

But there is good news: Jesus Christ came to earth, lived a perfect life, then died on a cross. He was raised back to life three days later. He ascended into heaven where he now sits at the right hand of God the Father and advocates for all who believe.

“ For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,  that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, “  1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (ESV)

 

^“ For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” Romans 1:16 (ESV)

 

Christ’s death pays the penalty for the sins of those who believe.

“For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.” Romans 5:10 (ESV)

 

“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.  For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.  For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,  in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.” Romans 8:1-4 (ESV)

 

^“ Surely he has borne our griefs
    and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
    smitten by God, and afflicted.
 But he was pierced for our transgressions;
    he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
    and with his wounds we are healed.”  Isaiah 53:4-5 (ESV)

 

God commands all people to repent and to believe the message about His son Jesus.

“ The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,  because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.” Acts 17:30-31 (ESV)

 

 “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:15 (ESV)

 

“Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” John 3:36 (ESV)

All who believe in Jesus will have eternal life.

 

The God who saves sinners is the God who is in control of all things in heaven and on earth. I encourage you to learn about Him. The Bible tells us all we need to know about Him. I have only given a little glimpse of Him. He is the savior of all who believe. But He also controls the universe.

“He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.” Hebrews 1:3 (ESV)

Believe in Jesus. Remember, God is all sovereign…