Why?

Why do the kings of the earth rise up in revolt . . .  against the Lord and against his Anointed?

 - From Psalm 2

The question is asked: "How can a loving God permit such evil?"

But God has a question, too:

Why are the nations in an uproar?

It's late April, 2020. It can be said, today, that the nations are in an uproar. Today, for the first time in a half century, there are serious taunts be hurled, from one powerful nation, against another. The coronovirus has everyone on edge. Everybody's looking for someone to blame.

Even if the Holy Spirit were not involved, humanity could easily conquer Covid-19, if it dropped it's divisions and worked together. The Holy Spirit, of course, would just speed things along and get to a better solution.

Why are the nations in an uproar? God asks us: You have my grace, my power, at your disposal. Why are you wasting it on violent threats against each other?

Imagine a frustrated God. Humanity is always creating harm (usually in the name of "progress"). We keep wanting some harmony, some peaceful co-existence with the Universe. But we try to do that without partnering with the Creator of the Universe. God first laughs, and then He acts, to show us why it is foolish to pursue life, without involving the Giver of Life.

I've read plenty of well-meaning articles through the years, urging Christians not to try to make a parallel of The Force of Star Wars, and Holy Spirit. But I think it's a good parallel that is accessible to people in the 21st Century. The Force is power and purpose, from the fundamental reality of time and space. Isn't that pretty much what we mean by "Spirit"? One difference being that "force" evokes blunt and overwhelming divine action; while "Spirit" is a gentle and subtle phenomenon.

We all want things to be right. We want things to get back to normal. We'll flail about with this religion or that . . . we even connect with fictional ideas made up in Hollywood. But we resist the Real Source of Power of Grace - - - (which probably proves that God is Real).

Why do the Nations revolt?

Yes, what is our problem?