2nd Timothy 3:This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy. 13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
In our day there are many calamities taking place on every hand. There is the war between Ukraine and Russia, there is war between Israel and Palestinians, there are ongoing riots in France, tensions are rising between the United States and China, and over the July 4th holiday, several mass shootings took place in various parts of America.
The sad thing about all of these situations is that a lot of people, including little children are losing their lives, and some persons are driven almost to despair as they try to understand the reasons why God isn’t intervening to prevent this or that adverse situation from happening. Though we may never have all the correct answers, this one thing we do know, that God is not obligated to intervene or prevent anything, and His discretion will guide His actions and purposes as He works for the best interest of the human family.
Questions we may have, and answers we might not get, but at the end of the day, God’s good purposes to all will one day be revealed, and it will be known and seen clearly, that everything God ever did, and permitted, was always in the best interest of earth’s inhabitants. We therefore end with a passage of scripture which encapsulates the closing thought and it is our prayer that wherever answers are lacking, faith in The Living God will take up the slack.
Jeremiah 29: 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!