"Why does God allow evil?"

 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). 

We hear about people committing horrible deeds everyday and may wonder why God allows these terrible things to occur. Wouldn't it be better if God just killed these people before they acted in such a wicked way against another human being? While God is certainly angry at the wicked everyday (Psalm 7:11), He is also a God of mercy.

The problem is, we do not always view things like how God views things. Should He go ahead and judge murderers and rapists now? What about Thieves and liars? What about people who lust and hate? Where should He draw the line? God is so Holy He views looking in lust as adultery (Matthew 5:28) and hate as murder (Matthew 5:22). His standards are much higher than ours. His standard is perfection (Matthew 5:48).

If God judged all evil today, all unsaved men and women would perish under His Holy wrath. Believe me, if we as sinful human beings care about such crimes as murder, God does also, and He will judge the world in righteous (Psalm 9:8). He isn't letting people off the hook by allowing these people to live, He is giving them a chance to repent (it means to turn from sin and toward God) and trust in the Savior. If you have not repented and put your trust in Jesus, don't throw away another opportunity. If you have already, then do not waste anymore time, go and tell others about Him because 150,000 people die everyday and we never know who will be next.

We should thank God for His mercy everyday because none of us deserve anything from God except eternity in Hell.  But because God is so loving and so full of mercy, He sent His Son to die on the cross for the crimes we committed.  Every murder, every lie, every time we have hated anyone, Jesus paid for.  The wrath of the Father was poured out on the Son for our sake.  If you repent and put your trust in the Savior, His perfect sacrifice will cover your sins and you will be forgiven.  He is patient towards us, but one day that patience will end.  Do not wait until it is to late!