Is it God or the Devil?
I have asked this question many times after natural disasters have occurred, and we knew this hurricane was coming, and there was much intercession, and strong faith decrees and declarations were made, and yet we still took a direct hit. We have seen God in the past turning storms, and even causing a hurricane to implode, but not this one.
We have seen many natural disasters days following American leaders attempting peace in the Middle East by dividing up the land of Israel. We know that Donald Trump has been a great friend of Israel, and America has blessed the nation of Israel for the last 4 years, and has been blessed by God.
When asking the question concerning a natural disaster being of God or not, we often quote this scripture :
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” ( John 10:10) so from applying this scripture, we would believe that the destruction caused by this hurricane is not of God. But where was God in all this?
Did this hurricane catch God By surprise and change His is plan and purpose for SouthwestLa.?
"The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries,
And He reserves wrath for His enemies;
The Lord is slow to anger and great in power,
And will not at all acquit the wicked.
The Lord has His way
In the whirlwind and in the storm,
And the clouds are the dust of His feet.” (Nahum 1:2,3)
Aaron Doxey delivered an excellent message this morning on 1 Peter where the Apostle speaks of the testing or proving of our faith being much more precious than gold.
God wants to use every trial, every hardship, even the attacks of the enemy on our lives not to destroy us but to perfect our faith. The purpose of God is that gold is refined in the fire. The fire will expose the weaknesses and hidden sins in our heart, but it will also burn up the chaff, the wood, hay, and stubble, and everything that is not like Jesus in our lives.
We must believe and know that God is good, not allowing the accuser to have any place in us with his lies and accusations concerning the goodness of God.
God is for us, and we know that He is working all things for the good to those that love Him and are called according to His purpose.
Remember that we have a great High Priest, an intercessor seated at the right hand of the Father that is praying for us that our faith will not fail in this time of testing.
