By Fernando Nietzen
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Romans 5:18 Therefore, as through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.
Have you noticed how mankind calls natural disasters and devastating occurrences: “Acts of God” ? Isn’t it just like the enemy and his world to twist things around so drastically?
The bottom line is we are expected to associate all things negative with God’s arbitrary and subjective whims. It is no surprise then that many in this world are bitter and cynical towards their Creator. A child dies or the innocent suffer and those affected and the media, blame the Lord.
The truth is that the world has it exactly wrong, it is not God’s wish for death or suffering or sin to have a field-day with mankind. All of these things, including natural disasters are the result of the fall of mankind. The enemy just wants God to receive the blame for it all. We have grown so accustomed to this concept because everywhere we turn, the truth has been distorted. Insurance policies even call these disasters “Acts of God”. Authors of feasibility studies wash their hands of anything they did not foresee in their project by calling it an “act of God”.
Nevertheless, we know that the only acts of God for His creation have always been of patience, mercy and love. Such love that the fallen world could not and cannot begin to comprehend, only through His Son were we able to be reconciled as a free gift, only through His Spirit can we begin to grasp the unconditional love He has for us. Apart from Him we are hopeless and dead.
Thank you Father for creating us and giving us the breath of life. Thank you Jesus for redeeming us from our sinful nature and from death. Thank you Holy Spirit for giving us a new heart and making us a new creation so that we may fellowship in your presence and be able to understand how we need you and how great is your love.
