What do you do about the news? Do you watch and fall deeper into fear? Or do you avoid it in a cozy world of denial? Neither of these reactions is helpful. It is obvious that our world is in a terrible mess and particularly in the Middle East and of course this also effects the rest of the world. If we are trusting in Jesus He has told us at these times to "look up, for your redemption draws near." We should be concerned about our world but we must remember that our goal is heaven which we will share with our Lord. God is almighty and totally in charge of all that happens in this world and eventually we will be shown His perfect plan, that leads to heaven for His children.
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
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