My sister Jean was on a team that was going to Liberia for some mission work. As you probably heard, the Iceland volcano erupted and spread ash everywhere, and they were delayed in Munich, Germany. Literally thousands of flights were delayed; only 6,000 planes were in the air instead of the usual 22,000.
The airline sent them back to Boston and paid for an overnight hotel, but that was it. They were stranded, with no luggage, and had to drive to Akron, Ohio from Boston. It’s likely that they will lose everything – no ticket refund, luggage, etc., because it is being deemed an “act of God.”
It’s humorous and sad when things go wrong in the world (hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions) and it’s named an “act of God.” But when the sun comes up to awaken each day, the rain falls to water the crops, a baby is born, etc., it’s because there were two atom bombs that collided.
What is your worldview? We have one whether we realize it or not – a certain presupposition and bias that affects how we look at life and reality.
Here is mine in a nutshell: God is the creator of the universe and all that lives in it. Sin entered this universe through the choice of man. Sin has now affected and impacted everything about this world, such that it does not function as first intended (including earthquakes, hurricanes, and even people). God sent His Son into the world to redeem us.
