A couple of weeks ago I preached on 2 Peter 3. The passage deals with the judgment of God - a big topic! As part of the sermon, I referred to God's dialogue with Job (You can find it all in Job 38-42; it's breathtaking).
Following the sermon, someone suggested I check out this song (a song I had not heard before), which is based on the Job dialogue. Here’s a video of the song with nice imagery and the lyrics printed (all brought to you by Kessid Creative ;-) )
Whether it's Coronavirus or something else, there's no shortage of suffering in this world, along with the doubts, confusion, and questions that inevitably follow the suffering. I've always loved the Job dialogue because it situates things for us. The God who exquisitely designed creation has also masterfully architected all of history, and it is all for the good of his people. How that works, I do not know. How could I? (after all, where was I when God stretched the measuring line of creation?)
But God is in charge and he loves us as demonstrated through his own suffering for us on the cross - an incident which (by the way) made absolutely no sense as it unfolded in real time but in hindsight is the hope of the world and a powerful demonstration of God's love.