Team Charger Challenge

It is Tuesday afternoon and millions of people in 16 different states are still without power. Death tolls have reached the dozens and millions of people are suffering from loss of homes, property, vehicles, and much more. According to the Associated Press, damage was projected upwards of 20 billion dollars, meaning it could be one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. This is also the first time Wall Street has shut down for consecutive days since 1888. What do we even do with this? More than ever, we need to seek the author of our faith. 

In Psalm 121 we see the words of David:


I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD is your keeper;
the LORD is your shade on your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The LORD will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The LORD will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore.

We don't know why things like Hurricane Sandy happen, but we do know we are in the hands of a sovereign God, a God who could shut Sandy down in a second or allow it to go on for days. At the end of the day, we also know that God is good. 

In Romans 8:16-18 Paul says, "The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us."

Later in chapter 8, Paul says, "All things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purposes." It may not always mean life is going to be smooth sailing, but it does mean that it will be for the good of His people. God has a plan that is infinitely greater than ours.