I wonder why Australia is being hit so hard right now. Floods and now this Cyclone Yasi. Over the past couple of years it's been drought and fires, now water, water everywhere and very few drops to drink.
It's always one of my first questions - why?
I can't help but think of the story in the Bible:
John 9: 1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. 4 As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
The disciples were also looking for an answer to a question that dovetails into "why?". What was the reason behind what happened. And the answer? So that the work of God might be displayed in his life.
How often do I look at the bad things in my life and ask why they happened? Oh my! Too often! Yet, I know that just like this man born blind, God allows or causes these things to happen so that the work of God can be displayed in my life.
When I think of life like that - everything changes.
And it is good.
Now, I wonder what we are going to see resulting from the devastation in Australia. A revival? A 'great awakening'? Or - are we going to see people shaking their fists at God, cursing Him and determining that they will overcome this all by the power of their own wills and determination? Considering that their head government person (can't remember if she's a president or prime minister or what) is an avowed athiest, I fear what the answer will be.
And I wonder what is going to happen next.
Come quickly, Lord Jesus!
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