Why? Why does God allow evil to go on? Why doesn’t God do something? Doesn’t He know? Doesn’t He care?

“Why standest Thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble?” Psalms 10:1

That question has been asked of me probably more than any other question. My answer to the faithful child of God is always, have faith in Him. He will answer in His own way and in His own time. I had that question myself for a long time and it just now occurred to me while writing this that I may have answered my own question. He wanted me to search for the answer. …and through that search I have learned much of His Word and my faith has grown during that search.

In Scripture, we read, “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9

My friend asked me this question once, and it was then that I asked him, whose fault was it for all of the sin, problems in the world? He gives us His Word, but we don’t always follow that Word and then when problems bear down upon us, be it family, personal, business, political, then the same question arises. “Why?” …and then we run quickly to place blame on Him, instead of Satan where it belongs.

Yes, God knows. Yes, He cares. Yes, He loves mankind. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

He loves mankind deeply and so much so that He gave His only Son for us, but He has given us His Word and expects us to read and study that Word so that we may come to a knowledge of the Truth. He will not tap us on the head to get us to do what He has given us in Scripture regarding how to conduct our lives. The choice is up to us.

“After asking Why? as humans do, David extols his Maker as the God who answers prayer and helps “the oppressed.” And that is good enough for any of us. Furthermore, some suffering on the part of His children can be chastening and rewarding.”

Leroy Brownlow

Eileen Light