Dad, why did God allow that earthquake in Haiti?
Posted on January 15, 2010 by Pastor Tom
“Dad, why did God allow that earthquake in Haiti,” my son asked while we watched news footage of the devastation. The amount of suffering and devastation on any given story was overwhelming. Then, the question.
How would you answer? Part of the answer is “I don’t know.” It’s not easy to figure out why things happen and we tread on shaky ground when we become amateur prophets. Another part is “to remind us that we’re not in control.” Sometimes we can go on thinking we’ve got the world by the tail. But actually we don’t. Events like this remind the world of that reality. Another part might be to show His amazing ability to bring good out of tragedy. God has done that over and over again in lives, people groups and nations.
But please pray and please give as you see opportunities to do so on the website. And for some deeper pondering on this I recommend this article on why Satan is left on Earth.
http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/TasteAndSee/ByDate/2003/1235_Why_Satan_Is_Left_on_Earth/
Lord bring hope and rescue to my surviving Haitian brothers and sisters.
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