“Thus
says the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus.” Isaiah 45:1
People have asked me if God really
knew what was going on, and if He did, why He didn’t do something about it. I
have always answered this way, “If He did do something about it, what would
happen to mankind? To eliminate sin, He would have to eliminate sinners and
where would we be?” That admittedly is a snarky answer to a stupid question.
But we sometimes ask that same question with just enough slight rephrasing to
prove we do believe in God.
The central part of that question
is, “Does God really know what is going on?” Yes, He does. He knows the end
from the beginning and everything in the middle. He knew Israel was going into
exile because He was sending them there. He also knew that He had a plan to
bring them back home. Two hundred years before He would release them from exile
he named the foreign king, Cyrus, who would do the project for Him. Yes, God
knows what is going on and He does do something about it.
Dear Father, Forgive our unbelief
and give us greater faith. Amen.
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