Where Is Your God?

We all know that natural events occur each and every day. They come in various forms and intensities, and they happen for a wide variety of reasons. One critique of God focuses on why God lets horrendous disasters occur. When tragedies strike, people (even Christians) might be tempted to ask, "Where is God in all of this?"

Where was God when the earthquake-tsunami-nuclear leak struck Japan? Where is God when loved ones are killed in a car accident? Where is God when cancer, disease and famine hit, or when people are brutally mangled and disfigured?

J.C. Ryle is quoted as saying: "'Where is your God, my boy?' said an infidel to a child whom he saw coming out of a church. 'Where is your God, about whom you have been reading? Show Him to me, and I will give you a treat!' Show me where He is not,' was the answer, 'and I will you two! My God is everywhere.!'"

The answer is simple: God is always there. He never left, nor did He fall asleep, nor did He become powerless or evil. God is always present, always good, always vigilant and watchful, and always powerful. If this is true of God, why do atrocities occur?

Disasters strike, ultimately, because we live in a fallen world, not because of what God did or didn't do. Furthermore, never forget that we are limited in who we are and what we know. We don't have the knowledge to comprehend everything that happens in the supernatural realm. Even though we cannot see the supernatural realm, it heavily impacts the physical one that we can see.

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