How often has the question been asked “where was God”? When some heinous crime is committed, a devastating storm destroys property and life or some unfathomable circumstance occurs. As a rule we go about our lives never giving thought to this until something happens that shakes us to our core. We tend to disproportionally measure sin; to rob someone is bad, but; not as bad as killing them. To gossip is bad, but; not as bad as tarnishing someone’s character. We grade our lies; a little white lie is not as bad as a big lie that causes pain and sorrow, we fail to recognize sin is sin.

Many believe the condition of our world indicates there is no God or as the movies so boldly state; “God is dead”. We live in a fractured world, chaos is present with each day of life we experience; there are wars and rumors of war in our news headlines, starvation is growing around the world, the rich oppress the poor and more and more people turn away from the ONLY source that brings peace; Jesus the Christ. The question is asked again, “where is God”? “Does He really exist”? Hebrews 11:6 states” anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him”.

Without faith it is impossible to please God, where does this faith come from you ask, Romans 12:3 tells us God has given each one a measure of faith; faith is the gift from which all the other gifts flow. In Mathew 17:20 Jesus said ” If you have the faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain move from here to there and it will move.” So to answer the question” where is God”? Deuteronomy 4:29 explains “if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with your whole heart and with all your soul”.

God is not far from us, Jesus came to this earth as God reflection so we could know Him; feel His love and experience His forgiveness. We can find Him in the sunrise, the snow capped mountain peaks, the spring rain, and the flowering meadows. In the thunder announcing the coming storm. All nature testifies to the greatness of God. Unfortunately, sin has separated us from our God, Father and redeemer. When we make the decision to surrender our sins to Him with a sincere heart; He forgives us and we are made new in Him. Surrendering our will to His will leads us to the indwelling Holy Spirit who will keep us until the return of Jesus the Christ our Lord. We just have to choose to trust and obey His leading.

My revelation as I sit by the pool of grace.