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President Trump will visit El Paso in Dayton, Ohio later today. As political

conflict over last weekend shootings continues, politicians in the media are also debating

the role of gun control in preventing such tragedies. In a crisis, a secularized culture

looks to the resources it has.

Political leadership is obviously vital to our well-being, as is effective legislation.

Few, however, are asking about God's role in the massacres and their aftermath.

In Psalm 47, 7 and 8, Scripture proclaims that God is the king of all the earth and that he reigns over the

nations. So let's ask, where was God in El Paso and Dayton? What is he doing in the aftermath of

these horrible tragedies? God gives us free will so we can choose to love Him and each other.

When humans misuse our freedom, the fault is not the Lord's, but ours.

James 1.13 and 14 says,

God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.

But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own

desire. If God always prevented the consequences of sin, we would not be free. If he had intervened

in El Paso or Dayton, or if he protects you and me from the results of our next sins, human freedom would not be real. Here's the dilemma.

There are times when it seems this is just what he does. For example, King Herod misused his freedom

when he imprisoned Peter and plotted his execution. But God sent his angel to free the apostle

from his Roman jail. It's natural to ask, where were his angels in El Paso and

Dayton? Why pray for God to protect our children and grandchildren if he allows mass murderers to

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