Where in This World is God? 2 Kings 1

The message I have for Sunday really has nothing to do with Mother's Day at all, except that the subject of our story had a really terrible mother! Perhaps, preaching from 2 Kings 1 on Mother's Day proves that I've completely given up on trying to deliver a proper Mother's Day message! But whether you are a mother or not, surely the groanings and travailing of life in this broken world have caused you at times to wonder, "God where are you?" and "Why is it like this - what is the cause of this chaos?" Mothers or grandmothers, in their own family or our church family, often wonder, "God, how are we to raise up Your followers in the midst of this mess?!" This Sunday, I want to share a gift with you that was given to me this week; a wonderful reminder from an unexpected place in God's Word. This brief episode shows us that God knows about the ongoing insanity, that God is sovereign in the midst of it, and that His mercy is near and ready for all who call upon Him.