A former co-worker posed a question, “Why does GOD let children starve?” He wasn’t looking for an answer but was questioning GOD’s existence. I chose not to play his game, but the answer is clear. GOD doesn’t let children starve; we do! GOD did His part when He made a way so we could turn from our wicked ways and be saved, get wisdom from His WORD and power from the HOLY SPIRIT, so we can follow His commands. The coworker who questioned GOD and others like him are letting children starve because they won’t follow GOD!
How can that be? Isn’t GOD all powerful and can do whatever he wants to? GOD showed His love when He “gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved” (John 3:16 KJV). We were lost and “God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom 5:8 KJV) and “as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God” (John 1:12 KJV). That’s what GOD wanted, and He did it for you and me!
Ok, you are saved and going to heaven, now what? You need wisdom, knowledge and understanding. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding” (Prov 9:10 KJV). You need to study GOD’s WORD and be “transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” (Rom 12:2 KJV). But I thought we weren’t under the law anymore? You are under grace, and you need to spend time with GOD in His WORD because “the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us…full of grace and truth” (John 1:14 KJV), JESUS is the WORD. Get to know the WORD, get to know JESUS and you will know His will.
Even with salvation and knowledge of GOD’s will, I still can’t overcome the terrible things happening in this world. You are right and that is why you need the HOLY SPIRIT. I don’t know about all that speaking in tongues stuff. Didn’t that pass with the disciples? JESUS said, “ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth” (Acts 1:8 KJV). Why would GOD give the power we need to do His will and then take it back? He didn’t and you need that power to do His will.
OK, I’m saved, full of the WORD, and power of the HOLY SPIRIT, so what is GOD’s will? When asked what the greatest commandment is, “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind… And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” (Mat 22:37-40 KJV). If you follow those commandments, GOD will feed the hungry both physically and spiritually through you! The more people obeying GOD, the less there will be starving because the root cause of the world’s problem is sin.
It all starts with humbling yourself before the LORD and He will lift you up (James 4:10) so you can do His good will!
Wayne Lance (2022) – That’s Good News to Share!