Day 213: Don’t Curse God When Tragedy Strikes

Proverbs 1:27

When your panic comes as a storm and desolation, calamity comes on as a whirlwind, and distress and anguish come upon you.28 Then will they call upon me [Wisdom] but I will not answer; they will seek me early and diligently, but they will not find me.

Principle

ALL tragedy is a result of the fallen world.

Have you noticed that when people are experiencing good times, they party – celebrate – take credit for their good fortunes; but when things go wrong, they curse and blame God?

I can’t tell you how many times people have cried and complained to me, “Why did God allow this to happen?” They spew out their anger as if they are something special and do not deserve their calamity.

How do you respond to tragedy?

Jesus’ response to tragedy can serve as a lesson.

“Those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.” Luke 13:4

Jesus is teaching that if we are not careful, we can think a tragedy is a targeted judgment of sin when ALL tragedy results from the fallen world. The earth is groaning as in birth pains, awaiting God’s redemptive work (Romans 8:18).

Jesus warns those judging the tragedy of the fallen tower of Siloam that the eighteen who died were not more sinful than anyone else; they were simply the result of the tragedy of death.

In the face of tragedy, these are comments you should NOT make:
• This happened because they are cursed.
• God is teaching them something.
• All things work together for the good. (This is taking scripture completely out of context and applying all acts as good. This is not true.)
• They lacked faith.
• Hopefully, this will turn them to God.
• Well, I am just glad it didn’t happen to us.
• They deserved it.
• God did this. (Be careful of this one. Do not sin with your lips by accusing God of a tragedy.)

These are responses we SHOULD have:
• What can I do to help?
• Who is responding, and how can I help them?
• How can I pray?
• I am so grateful and humbled by this tragedy that I want to invest in helping in every way possible.

Remember:

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Read Proverbs Chapter 1

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