PERHAPS A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE?

"Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?" Job 11:7

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
    neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the Lord.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
    so are my ways higher than your ways
    and my thoughts than your thoughts. 

Isaiah 55:8-9

Can we as mere humans ever understand God and His ways?  

As Christians, I believe we have to answer "No" to that question.  Faith in our Lord requires us to accept His ways without always fully understanding His ways.  

This is what the following excerpt discusses:  

Does this excerpt fully explain why our world is experiencing the threat of COVID-19?  I don't think it fully explains it, but I think it might be a piece of the puzzle about why is this happening.

If God Can Stop a Pandemic Why Doesn't He?

Let us consider that God may choose not to stop this pandemic, simply because He cares more about the disease in our hearts than disease in our bodies (Ezekiel 36:26, Jeremiah 17:9). My husband recently answered this question in his sermon titled, The Authority of Jesus:

“When disaster strikes, we experience suffering and evil - often we can ask - God how can you allow this? A common objection to the Christian faith is, “How can a good God allow so much evil in the world?” But I wonder if it’s not God’s goodness and grace that allow us to see, experience, and feel the brokenness in the world that is. How can a good God not allow suffering and brokenness in the world? To show humanity the true reality of what it is. It is broken. It seems to me, that God is gracious and kind to show us, and allow us to experience this present world in all of its brokenness, evil and darkness. This reveals not that something is wrong with God but something is wrong with His creation. It calls us to consider that there must be more.”

I am led to believe that God does not put a sudden stop to the COVID-19 pandemic because God is not done revealing the greatness of who He is. Suffering exposes the state of our broken humanity and our great need for a Savior. God allows disease to flood the earth to bring us to our knees—to see His majesty and share Him with others (Hebrews 1:3, Matthew 28:16-20, Philippians 2:9-11). May this season call us to repentance, to turn from our sin and selfishness, and put our faith in the one, true, everlasting God (2 Peter 3:9)
Above excerpt taken from:
https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/spiritual-life/if-god-can-stop-this-pandemic-why-doesnt-he.html?fbclid=IwAR33NVOxA2_qDCuXd407JQrjPchqrhkkYDlLs-RdBj7E2eoa50V85QlN_tQ