It’s times like these, when the world seems to be falling apart, that Christians and others may ask, where is God in what is going on?
It seems like he has deserted us and is letting havoc reign. Nothing could be further from the truth.
God is right here. He is standing right beside each of us, whether we have given our lives to him or not.
He never promised that life would be easy. It was, before Adam and Eve sinned. Because of their sin, destruction entered into the entire creation.
God could have walked away. He could have destroyed everything and started over with something completely different.
Humans are frail and sin over and over and over again. Because of this, the world is going to be a place of grief and destruction.
What God has done, however, is not to walk away. Instead, he is walking right beside us. He will even carry his believers when they trust in him. Those who do not know and have a relationship with God are standing alone even though God is standing and waiting for them to reach out to him.
When Jesus, as God in human form, died and took the punishment for all sins ever committed in the past or in the future, he opened up and repaired what Adam and Eve had destroyed. He gave mankind the ability, once again, to have a direct relationship with God. When Jesus rose again from death, he gave mankind the hope of eternal life.
For those who believe in him, that hope is a surety.
For those who do not believe and trust in God, eternal death is waiting. The good news is that all you have to do is accept the gift that Jesus is giving to you, turn away from your sinful life and start living the life that Jesus has called you to.
Being a Christian does not make you perfect, it just means that you have a direct relationship with God. You will sin, probably many times over again. That is where the relationship with God is so important. You can ask for his help, through the Holy Spirit who lives in your heart, to give you strength to walk away from those sins and ask him directly for forgiveness.
Once you know God, you will find that he is always with you. It is true in bad times as well as good. He is always with you. You are not alone.
Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.