-why and what?

The most popular question everybody is asking today is "Why Tsunami happened?" Where is God? If He is there (somewhere?) why did He do such thing?" Isn't it? However you look at it, there are more questions seeking for answers! And you can not just ignore it because you do not know the reasons, etc!

Well, no answer seems to be the correct one! Though everybody has his or her own perspective of what has happened. Actually, if anybody knows the reason of why and what about Tsunami, there would have been no tsunami at all! That's why, no one has the perfect answer.

However, there are some wonderful and useful lessons to be laernt as we look into the timeless Word of God which reveals the perfect Will of God. There is a simliar incident recorded by a doctor called Luke, more than 2000 yrs ago. We read it in Luke 13:1-1-5. Here the Lord Jesus Himself was telling the story of the tragedies that happened many years ago when countless people died suddenly and tragically. The Lord was interpreting the thoughts of what people and what they said and gave His own interpretaiton to it.

It was the belief, even in those days, as it is today, of many that disaster and sudden death always signalled divine displeasure over particular sins (Job 4:7). Those who suffered in uncommon ways were therefore assumed to be guilty of some more several immorality (John 9:2). The Lord Jesus did not deny the connection between the catastrophe and human evil, for all such afflictions ultimately stem from the curse of humanity's fallenness (Gen.3:17-19).Furthermore, specific calamities may indeed be the fruit of certain iniquities (Prov. 24:16). But Christ challenged the people's notion that they were morally superior to those who suffered in such catastrophes. He called all to repent, for all were in danger of sudden destruction. No one is guaranteed time to prepare for death, so now is the time for repentance for all. (2 Cor. 6:2).

Lord Jesus also pointed out that such calamity was not God's way to single out an especially evil group for death, but as a means of warning to all sinners. Calamitous judgement was eventually coming to all if they did not repent.

So, we can safely say that what happened is nto to blames God or anybody else, but to take a serious warning about the impending judgement upon all living in sin and rebellion against God and in disobedient to His Word. It is high time that all repent, as God desires, for all people to turn to Him in repentance and true faith (Acts 17:30-31).

So here are some observations and lessons to be learned from Tsunami:
1. It occured, as the Scientific observations say, due to the movement of the rocky plates in the earth.
2. It affected many asian countries, becasue they lie in the line of the aftershocks of the earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia.
3. Many affected Asian countries had no Tsunami forewarning systems in place.
4. Nobody, it appears even guessed about what was going to happen, and so everything happened so suddenly, there was no way to escape.
5. The destruction of lives and property had brought in an unprecedented wave of compassion and opened many people's hearts to share in the sufferings of so many.
6. A lot of money is being poured out to help rebuild the lives and livelihood of so many precious lives.
7. Now once more people's minds are occupied with death and how to prepare for it. Yes, of course, this is the only thing very certain in future!
8. In the midst of all this is the stark reality that man is NOT in control of the universe, but there is One above all, He is the Creator GOD. Let us say yes!

If you have not yet realized your sin and received salvation by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour and Lord, this is an opportunity for you to do so, immediately. Just as you are, call upon the Lord in faith right now to save you from your sins and give you eternal life. Amen.

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