Summary: <p>In this episode, Joseph responds to a question that he was asked in the wake of the tragic death of <strong>Hindy Umoren</strong>, a young Nigerian graduate who went missing after she left her home for a job interview. She was reportedly raped, killed and buried in a shallow grave. </p> <p>Referring to this event and few other tragic occurrences where supposedly innocent people (Christians especially) were treated cruelly, a young man was prompted to reach out to Joseph with the age-long question: <em><strong>"If God is all-powerful, why doesn't He show up like superheroes and defend the course of the defenceless and put evildoers to an open shame?" </strong></em></p> <p>Joseph responds with a voice message which was featured in the episode and Anu weighs in on the question with some concluding thoughts. </p> <p>We pray that you all find this episode reassuring and refreshing.</p> <p><strong>SOME KEY POINTS</strong></p> <ul> <li>✥ God is not just sovereign or in charge; He is purposefully in charge of ALL the affairs of men.</li> <li>✥ "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world." (Quote attributed to C.S. Lewis.)</li> <li>✥ "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him." (Quote attributed to John Piper.)</li> </ul> <p><strong>MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE</strong></p> <ul> <li>✥ Hindy Umoren</li> <li>✥ C.S. Lewis</li> <li>✥ <em><strong>Providence</strong></em> by John Piper</li> </ul>
