Recent news about earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes and hurricanes often make people question what they think they know. We question what is real and where is God? God is right where He has always been.
But maybe we should ask more questions. Like, what are we really depending on?
When the seemingly solid earth beneath you begins to undulate like jello, and all that you hold dear crashes in all round you.
When the soothing ocean waves suddenly retreat, only to return as a tsunami—a fast moving wall of water taller than your home--and wash 250,000 people out to sea.
When the nourishing rains and gentle breezes suddenly plunge down in a funnel cloud through neighborhoods and scatter homes across two counties.
When the swirling winds and torrential rains of a hurricane peel off the roofs and cause mass destruction and evacuations.
If these do not cause questions, something might be wrong with your questioner. But notice just how little change it takes to go from tranquility to tragedy.
Does it not remind us just how small we are?
For all of our technology, only one structure is easily visible from the space station: the ancient Great Wall of China. A pile of cut stones, really.
I think we are an arrogant race, we humans. We think we are so advanced, but all it takes is one of the above events to put us back in our place.
It is probably a good thing to have our faith challenged and tested. We can blame or we can praise the God of the storm. When some of Jesus’ followers went through this following storm, they were never the same.
"And evening having come, He said to them on that day, Let us pass over to the other side. And when they had sent away the crowd, they took Him with them as He was in the boat. And there were also other little boats with Him. And there arose a windstorm, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was now full. And He was in the stern of the boat, asleep on a headrest. And they awakened Him and said to Him, Master, do You not care that we perish? And He awakened and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace! Be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And He said to them, Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?" Mark 4:35-40 MKJV
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Mr. Peel is a local attorney who practices in the areas of Accident, Injuries, Malpractice and Nursing Home Neglect. Mr. Peel often addresses churches and clubs and can be contacted through www.PeelLawFirm.com, wherein other articles can also be found.
