Is the spread of Ebola paralysing you with fear? Are you afraid of Isis? Your fear should be in an entirely different direction. You should fear the Eternal, Almighty God. He is the one who controls all things. You might take measures to protect yourself from Ebola, but if you are meant to get it, you will. Fear God He is above all things. Fear what He can do to you. And if you respect Him like this you have only to trust in Jesus and you are safe even if you die of Ebola or at the hands of Isis. God is the only One to fear and once you fear Him you will have nothing else to fear.
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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