Making Sense of the Tsunami Disaster
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We Have Been Spared!
While in our humanness we may ask God: “Why did countless people die such a horrific death?” But the real question should be: “God, why did you spare me?” We could have easily been one of the statistics on a list of those dead or missing.
In His mercy and grace, He has spared us for one or more of these reasons:
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So that we can come to Him in humility, seek His forgiveness and give our lives over to His Lordship. God’s goodness should lead us to repentance “….Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and forbearance and patience not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?” (Rom. 2:4).
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So we can return to Him and confess our sins as we may have wandered away from Him. Our love may have grown cold towards the Lord.
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So we can press on in our Christian walk — to please Him and serve Him more faithfully than ever before. He still has unfinished tasks for us to complete.
We who are spared need to reach out in compassionate love to those who have suffered untold loss. More importantly as Christians we need to be faithful in sharing God’s eternal word to people everywhere. Paul the Apostle says “Therefore knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men….we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were entreating through us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. (2 Cor. 5:11, 22). It is the acceptance of God’s word and the Lord Jesus Christ that will save people from eternal hell and destruction. Let us be faithful to share His word and prayerfully persuade people to turn to Christ before it is too late.
“….Believe in the Lord Jesus and you shall be saved…”
“Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the LORD; And He will have compassion on him”
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God”
“The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in time of trouble. And those who know your name will put their trust in you…”
RETURN TO HIM
REPENT
FOLLOW HIM
SHARE HIS WORD
“While in our humanness we may ask God:
‘Why did countless
people die such a horrific death?’
But the real question should be:
‘God, why did you spare me?’”
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