God Is Good

People are quick to say after a catastrophe that "God wiped them out." The insurance companies call them 'acts of God'. Where did they get their theology? From us. Well you say, if God didn't do it, who did? Then let me ask you this. Whom did He leave in charge? To whom did He give His name, reveal His purpose, cause His spirit to reside within, and then commission us saying: as the Father sent Me, I send you. Mirror my heart, my words, my actions. How many storms did Jesus bless? How many times was He facing a life-threatening storm and He would just say "Go over to that city - destroy it. It will teach them to pray and they will become more like me. But that's our interpretation. Why? Because powerlessness needs an explanation - or a change - to power. - Bill Johnson