Quote of the Week
Amos 3:6. “When disaster comes to a city, has not the Lord caused it?”
What do you think this actually means? Should it strike fear in our hearts? Could it possibly be comforting? Well, this may sound weird and I am not at all suggesting that this is not a difficult idea to get your brain around. God causes disaster? Huh? But, if the alternative is serving a God who does not have control, I think it is comforting that even disaster is not without purpose. Even disaster is not random. Since Amos is a prophecy to an idolatrous nation, I guess it is supposed to be something of a warning to us–even today. Any disaster–natural or man-made–should give me the opportunity to reflect on my relationship with God. Am I repentant of my sin? Am I pursuing God in my daily life? What is my responsibility in it all? And it should drive me into the Word to a deeper understanding of who God is. Because it is only through that understanding that I can know any peace.
What do you think?