Sunday, August 15, 2010

Where is God? Is-He -Still-caring -for -His -People?

Is God there and a live? Does he care about His people? Where God is in the midst of the turmoil and misery that people are going through in this century? These and many more questions can be asked by any reasonable person who knows what is happening around the world. This article examines the above question and suggests some of the possible reasons from the scriptures.

Many catastrophes have occurred in the world in the 21st century more than before. Where is God in this? The earthquakes, landslides in Haiti and many other countries that have left many dead and others homeless, the oil spill in America leading to loss of billions of dollars have all caused many to as the above question regarding the presence and care of God for His people. Some would even say that if He is there, then he does not care!

When many people are dying of hunger due to food insecurity, where is God? Can’t He provide for His people? Why innocent people suffer at the hands of merciless guys? There are many hungry people around us, high rates of crime, robbery, death, evil, immoral actions and unemployment than ever before. Where is God? Man is suffering left and right. If God is there why can’t He stop these things from happening?

The question of where is God can be looked at from the very beginning. One thing that God has given to humans generously is the freedom of choose. Man has the freedom to choose what to do but has no freedom to choose from the consequences of his choice. He gave man the freedom to choose from the beginning may be thinking that man would use this freedom well and to his good but unfortunately it has been misused and man is reaping from the consequences of his own actions. With all the intelligence that man has and the ability to co-create and manipulate nature, the outcome has been both good and detrimental to life.

To suggest the answer for the question where is God, one needs to look at the wisdom God gave man to add on the creation. Whereas this was made for the good of man, it was later misused. Improvement of technology and manufacturing industry has lead to making equipment useful to man but destructive to his own life. Talk about nuclear weapons, guns, extraction and use of fossil fuels, e.t.c is all good but bad if misused.

In the scriptures the answer to where is God can be found in the book of Hosea 5:15 “Then I will go back to my place until they admit their guilt. And they will seek my face; in their misery they will earnestly seek me.”

Then where is God? It is possible that God has turned his face a way from the human race because of their disobedience and sin. He is holy and cannot be associated with evil. If man misuses his freedom of choice and do things that do not please God, then God will leave him alone until he admits his faults, repent and turn a way from sin back to his creator. When He seeks God earnestly, then he will find Him and be restored from misery to joy. And the question of where is God will be answered that God is ever there but sin separates Him from man.

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

God and Science

A clear understanding of the scriptures show that God and science are in agreement. The problem is that many either do not do proper study of the Bible or those who try to do misinterprete it to meet their own needs.

Simple and logical reasoning can bring a person who looks at a nice potrait of President Obama to become amazed at the intelligence of the artist who made it. One wanders if someone concludes that it was drawn by chance! Likewise, if one looks at the whole creation, the wonderful design thereof, the complexity and the beauty of the universe should give a careful thought about the greatest artist who put all things it place.

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