recently, on the kidnapping on the korean missionaries, a taliban military leader actually said that this is the right way to go, and ordered all the militants to continue kidnapping foreigners.

i've been doing some thinking.

these 23 people left their country under the name of God, to do His work, and got kidnapped. one of them was killed, and he was a pastor, someone who had given his life to serving God full time. so y does God still let things like this happen?

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
- Romans 8:28

so why do things like this still happen? we serve His purpose, and we do love Him, but for a moment there, it seems like the entire situation is pointing the opposite direction.

i was listening to ps. sy roger's sermon on the 4 things i learnt the church never taught me (2nd service sermon by ps. sy rogers is here), i thought abt who God is. He is infinite, overwhelming, and there's no way we will ever full understand Him. in spite of what we dont noe abt God, the one thing we can noe is His character. He is good, He is love, and He has proven it time and time again.

in israel, jews often wonder if God were real, then where was He during the holocaust? in about 6 years, almost 6 million jews were killed. in Germany, Austria, Poland and the Baltic states, 90% of the jews were killed, while God seemed to do nothing to save them.

but after the holocaust, the other countries like france, britain and america realised tt it was necessary for a country created for the jews, to prevent anth massacre. and so they did. israel was born out of the holocaust.

what's happened doesnt proof God isnt good. all it proves is tt somehow, some good will come of it. no matter what happens, God is always in control, and it will always work to the good of those who love him and have been called to his will.