Re: Earthquakes, Tsunamis and the Love of God

I offered the following thoughts in reply to Ron Baily's comments on the "Biblebase Second Thoughts" blog: http://biblebasesecondthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/10/earthquakes-tsunamis-and-love-of-god.html

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Good thoughts Ron. I think there is always a temptation to speak too soon on these matters, a "running of the feet" to speak by those whom God has not sent to speak a direct word over a situation. No doubt, I have my thoughts and insights on matters like these, things I believe God has shown me over the years personally and through the Scriptures. But even with such things as that, I have found that there is no answer that can satisfy the mother robbed of her young through such "acts of God."

Indeed, I have found that for all of our prophetic and theological answers to these things, emotionally speaking, no answer ever satisfies, even if the answer is true. Ultimately such situations I believe are calculated to draw us to God and cause us to flee to Him for the salvation we need. And by 'the salvation we need,' I don't simply mean a conversion experience. Rather, 'the salvation we need,' can be any circumstance in which we need a special touch from the Master, and deliverance from.

Again, I don't think an emotionally satisfying answer will ever be supplied, not even in the ages to come. Rather, 'the Lord will wipe away every tear,' simply from being in His presence. He alone can be our satisfaction. Ephesians reminds us that we can know the love of God in a way that is beyond knowledge. Whatever unique interpretation we might declare over a situation, I think God aims to communicate something of Himself in a way that no utterance will ever be able to communicate.

God bless,

Jimmy Humphrey