That God is sovereign is an indisputable fact and not a matter for discussion but for submission, worship and adoration in the obedience of faith. The Lord's concern is primarily and overwhelmingly a concern for His glory and honour. To this must be added His concern for His people and their holiness of life. Furthermore, it is evident that He is not negligent of His world but, on the contrary, is involved on a daily basis with the pursuit of justice, well-being and peace of the nations. This explains why He must judge the world and rebuke injustices and exploitation of the poor... We do well to remember that God's condemnation of Sodom was not just on the grounds of grievous immorality, but as Ezekiel 16:48ff states it: “Behold this was the guilt of.... Sodom. She and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy.” (ESV) When our Holy Sovereign and Almighty God judges the nations perhaps we Christians, as it were, sit back and think "they deserve what they get”. We assume that He is on our side. However, the prophets were quick to remind Israel and Judah that, despite their religiosity, the Lord was against them. Isaiah chapter one is clear on this, as is Ezekiel 34. The warnings of Leviticus 26:14-20 are very clear, especially verse 17: All because “you will not listen to me and will not do all these commandments”. Do we listen? Are we responsive to God's Word? What world-view dominates our lifestyles and 'how shall we then live?' What do we miss most in this period of being deprived of so many comforts and the freedom to meet as we should under normal circumstances? What are we learning from the way our God is dealing with us? Will we simply return to what has been for us our status quo? Or will we experience renewed vigour for God and His Truth, renewed vitality in our fellowship à la Hebrews 10:25, which says, "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching"? We may so easily slip back into our default mode!