Where Is Your God?

There were over twenty people recently killed in Nova Scotia this past weekend. It was a tragedy and the Christian nation has banded together in prayer; a prayer for peace, comfort and compassion for the families that lost loved ones. A nation in prayer is more powerful than a community in fear yet a nation in fear demands answers and wants to know who to blame. They would not have died if the amber alert had been utilized quicker. We want answers and we want someone to pay. Many paid with their lives, others paid with their loss of family and friends. The effects will be felt for years to come but the complete answer will never be known as the instigator of the hurt is gone.

Covid 19 has the world locked in the grip of panic. Entire nations locked down, trapped inside their own bubbles and those who are designated as essential are doing everything possible to stay safe, to stay healthy. So many want, no demand, a sacrificial goat to roast and are forming execution squads to take down the one they think is responsible for their personal miseries. They can be down right aggressive and overly sensitive to the suggestions of anyone that wants to put the perpetrator on a pike. And it is not just about pandemics, shootings or economic downturn, it’s about every evil act that happens.

After the tragic death of Princess Diana in 1997, author Philip Yancey was contacted by a television producer and asked why God could have allowed such a terrible accident. “Could it have had something to do with a drunk driver going ninety miles an hour in a narrow tunnel?” replied Yancey. “How, exactly, was God involved?” (Schulz, Jurgen. What Jesus Wished People Knew About God: The parable that redefined God forever. . Tellwell Talent). So many look for something or someone to blame, and when there is no one else left, God gets the blame but the question is why? For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son…He did not come to persecute the world but to save the world and He gave us the answer; Forgive them Father for they know not what they do. So what do we do? Quit blaming and start seeking His guidance. When the ways of man fail, God does not.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have lost friends and family in Nova Scotia to a man touched by evil, pray for the family and friends of those who are struggling to cope with the pandemic throughout the world but most of all pray for peace and love to reign supreme in the face of calamity.

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See you all Sunday, online.

Blessings
Pastor Todd