Have you noticed how many articles have come out about who’s to blame for the bushfires? I read an article blaming Green politicians (that's what the picture's from), obviously many blaming the arsonists and also global warming. There was even an attempt by a Melbourne Pastor to say they were the direct judgment of God on Victoria for recently making abortion legal. These are the answers that people are coming up with to cope with the suffering that is faced by so many in Victoria.
What are we supposed to say to our world? Do we want to say that it’s just the effect of sin playing out? Do we want to say that it was God who sent the fires in punishment of sin?
The attempt to point blame says something about people in our culture. Our society wants justice and answers. In a world where we feel out of control, we want someone to blame...
But I want a God who’s in control - and He is.
The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised. Job 1:21
However, we do need to wrestle with how to hold together this suffering and the total sovereignty of God.
Any thoughts?
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