Right after the earthquake in Haiti, my dad and I were hanging out and he asked me the question, “How does God allow earthquakes?” Let that question roll around for a moment.
My answer was this: I think that God allows the earth to tremble and quake the same way He allows us to make our own decisions. What most people don’t know is that the earth is fallen the same way that mankind is fallen. When Adam and Eve were cursed by sin, so was the earth. If you read the account in Genesis 3, you will notice that the earth changes.
Another interesting scripture is found in Romans 8…
22We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
The Bible says that the earth is groaning as in the pain of childbirth. Jesus says in Matthew 24:7-8, that in the last days the earth will quake and these would be the signs of the end. But He also says else something interesting – that we should not be alarmed. If there is anything that I can encourage you with, it’s this: God is in control. So while there may be earthquakes, tsunamis, wars or rumors of wars. God is still in control. I guess the main question would be… Have you surrendered control of your life to Him?
