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You have then, in effect, made yourself God.

I want to say this as gently as I can. I don't want to get into an argument here. But look at what you are saying here for a moment. If God can do as he pleases, why does he "look for a man to pray for the nation"? Obviously, he cannot extend his mercies without someone asking him to.

In addition, to question the goodness of God, based on your view of events, is blaspemous.

I just told you what Jesus said.

It appears that you do not want a sovereign God.

Perhaps it appear this way to you, but it is not what I am saying.

Thousands of God's people were killed in the coliseum and used as torches at Nero's garden parties. God did not spare them from their fate. Was God impotent in that situation? Surely there were thousands in Rome who were praying for the relief of their bretheren. Under your theology. God was obligated to pluck them up from the coliseum floor. You dare not say it but you are telling God what he should be doing and stating that God's act are dependent and subservient to man's will. This places man in a position of vetoing God. Please reconsider your position.