How many people these days can truly say they are contented?
Many people are looking around for the next thrill, owning the latest phone or
gadget. The Bible says, in fact Jesus said, “A man’s life consisteth not in the
abundance of the things which he possesseth.” So no matter what things you are
heaping together for yourself if you do not honour God, the reality is, you
have nothing! In contrast if you honour God, you are right to be content, even
if you have little, even if you have nothing else but God, because honouring
God is the one thing that really matters.
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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