Where Was God?

With all the tragedies that have been happening lately, I have been hearing people asking that age old question--"Where Was God?"

I used to ask the same question whenever something horrible happened. It never did make sense to me that God who is Love personified would not intervene and prevent tragedies from happening.

Well, that was until I got a revelation.

God has given each of us the right to choose between what is right and what is wrong. He will never force His choice on us. Like as if that is not enough; like a true gentleman, He also seeks to be invited into our lives and our day to day activities. This in essence unlocks His divine provision and protection over us.

I had never thought of it that way, until I realised that this same principle was being applied both in my earlier school days.

You see; we began our days with a School Prayer and School Anthem, the latter was usually loosely based on scriptures from the Bible about protection, provision and the supply of wisdom and knowledge. During assemblies, we would even sing hymns. I did not realise at the time that we were inviting God to be in the midst of each and every activity we would be engaging in during that day. We were in effect creating a fire hedge of protection around us. We had divine protection throughout that day. We had called on His presence.

Wouldn't it be wise to apply the same principle to all areas of our lives, be they public or private?

And if that is the case, is it really fair then to ask where He was when He was clearly not invited in the first place?

I hope that does not seem callous, but even I would not show up uninvited to an occasion.



I Bid You Shalom,


Jacqueline