BOB
This is Bob Peden of Central United Methodist Church. The other morning I was watching news coverage of the latest natural disaster. A survivor looked into the camera and said, "It was just God's will that I was spared" "The Bible says 'everything happens for a reason,' and I believe that. I believe it now more than ever." Well, for starters, the Bible most assuredly does not say that everything happens for a reason. To the contrary, the Bible says there is a great deal of randomness in human experience. Look at Job, Jesus, and the Christian martyrs for examples. Not everything that happens in this world is God's will by any means. But, in everything that happens, we can seek God's will by continuing to trust, being faithful to what we know is right, and encouraging others to do the same. And by living into the promise that everything works together for the good of those who love the Lord.
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