Is It Really God's Fault?

Ministers line up to blame man for the tsunami. There is some truth to that though. If man had not sinned in the garden, the earth would not be cursed. It is still always amazing to me though how Christian ministers will say anything to make God have nothing to do with any evil situations or events here on earth.

Remember 9/11? Everyone was saying that God had nothing to do with the fall of the towers. There are even audios played in churches where God tells us He was right there when the towers fell, but He had nothing to do with them falling. They were the result of some crackpot religious extremists. God was simply uninvolved with their lives (the terrorists). Somehow He was involved in ours?

For years, Isaiah 7 & 10 plagued me. How could God decree that the Assyrians would be a tool in His hand to destroy the Israelites and then destroy them for their intentions? By God's grace I was able to put 2 & 2 together. If God is the Creator of all things, and ALL things have a purpose, then God is truly Sovereign over all.

In other words, all things have a purpose because God made them. As the Scripture says in Proverbs 16:4, "the Lord has made everything for its own purpose, Even the wicked for the Day of Evil."

Job once had a conversation with God and His right to do with His creatures as He sees fit. In Job 40 God asks Job if Job will really bring a charge against Him. Can we really sit in judgment of God? Can we really tell God things should be done differently? Can the creature say to its Creator, "Why have you made me like this?"

So when you are in doubt as to why evil comes in this world, do not despair as a Christian, but truly know that God is working all things for His glory. All events glorify God. All men will glorify God. God's wrath shall be displayed and glorify God. God's mercy will be contrasted with His wrath and also Glorify God.

To the Creator most wise and blessed, to Him alone be all the Glory.