"God Is In Control?"

We have difficulty at times to see God working, especially with all the corruption and evil that fills the earth. Many wonder if God is so powerful and mighty, controlling all things, then why is there so much violence and the harming of innocent people and children? We listen too much to the voices around and too little to the voice of God.

When the Israelites were slaves to the Egyptians, they were pounded into the ground with hard taskmasters. The lives of Israel, God's chosen people at the time, were made bitter! Then a law from Pharoah was imposed that all male babies were to be put to death (Exodus 1). Where is God? Evil was spreading and hurting the innocent. However, the Hebrew midwives did not follow the law of the king and allowed the male babies to live. In fact, the kings own daughter violated the law and kept Moses, preserved by God, for her own. He grew up in Pharoah's own household! In the midst of the evil, there is God. "Because the midwives feared God, He established households for them." (Exodus 1:21) Here was a brutal Pharoah casting his violence upon a nation of slaves. We have seen it in our history too. Just look at what Hitler tried to accomplish killing hunderds of thousands to preserve the German people. A world looked in horror. God was at work to accomplish His purpose and no nation, no man, no amount of violence was going to thwart God's purpose. In the end, it was that ungodly, brutal leader that ended his life in a brutal way. The nation fell never to regain power. God at work.

God began His wonderful, marvelous work upon Pharoah to the point that it cost him the most precious prize to his heart: his own son. Only then did Pharoah allow the people freedom. Yet with a cold and hateful heart, this Pharoah sent the greatest army on earth after a people who had no army and once again, God was working. The mighty army was stopped by fire and ultimately drowned in the depth of the sea. Yes, there were brutalities but they didn't go unnoticed or unpunished. 

We wonder what takes God so long at times? There is so much evil, so much corruption that is entrenched in the hearts of man, in our governments, in our homes that is so widespread and looks ever increasing but here comes God, wading through it all and moving everything to its ultimate end and purpose. Look at the mock trial of Jesus, the brutality spent on Him, the shame of the cross and in trust, Jesus is committed to the Father knowing everything was under His control. He died! He arose! He lives forever! Yes, God is still in control. Why can't we believe that?