Natural disasters: Where is God? Has he lost his grip?

Speakers: Al Stewart and Peter Kadlor

5 May 2011

sydney-2011-05-05-alstewart-talk1-natural-disasters.mp3

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Where is God when we need hope?

Submitted by Sam (not verified) on Fri May 27th, 10.23am

Thanks to Bro Al Stewart and Peter Kadlor who have been taking us through the series on "Natural Disaster". May God continue to strengthen you. Just some further thought:

Yesterday, I was at the concluding part of the series on "Natural Disaster". After the study, a colleague of mine noticed that the study was not well rounded up. The aspect of Hope was not really stressed. I also observed the same.

I was doing a further research and found some wonderful encouragements to believers amidst the trials, trouble, pestilence and frequent natural disasters we are confronted in this world:

John 16:33: "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
The scriptures has told us to expect all these troubles in the last days as laid down in Matthew 24. Christ re-emphasizes it in John 16:33. So when troubles and evil times come, take heart. Christ has overcome the world.

John 14:19: “Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but you see me: because I live, you shall live also”.
Ye shall live also - This doubtless refers to the future life. The fact that Jesus lives is a pledge that all who believes in him shall he saved. He has power over all our spiritual foes, and he can deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and from all temptations, troubles and trials. So in the midst of the troubles of this world, we can actually live in hope of the glorious things ahead as promised in the scripture.

Romans 8:37 “But in all these things we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us.”
In all these things - In the very midst of them; while we are enduring them we are able to triumph. We are more than conquerors - We gain the victory. Our faith is not destroyed; our love is not diminished; our hope is not blasted.

1 Corinthians 15:57. “But thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ”.
The victory over sin, death, and the grave. God alone is the author of this victory. He formed the plan; he executed it in the gift of his Son; and he gives it to us personally when we come to die. Through our Lord Jesus Christ - By his death, thus destroying the power of death; by his resurrection and triumph over the grave; and by his grace imparted to us to enable us to sustain the pains of death, and giving to us the hope of a glorious resurrection

http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/15-57.htm

Therefore, there is hope beyond all the troubles of this world. A hope that is renewed in our mind by the Holy Spirit. Hence when troubles come to us, we can see the glorious light at the end of the tunnel.

Thanks and God bless.

Sam