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At first glance, you would seem to offer a strong argument. I have been known to come up short in the areas of love and humility, so I would, at times, be one of the sinners that God is angry with every day. Further examination though, would show that through all this, Terry has lost nothing but some pears that the wind blew down. Our highest wind gusts were fifty mph, and the sustained wind was only about twenty-five mph. We did not even get all the rain we were hoping for (needed five inches, got two).
God knows where to find me, and if He wants to smack me around, His aim is not that bad, so we need to examine other areas to see a possible solution to this dilemma. My own theory is since the rain falls on the just and the unjust at the same time, The Lord has pre-programmed the elements to operate in a manner that we call "Nature". After all, He appears to have done the same thing with the orbits of planets, with the seasons, and with the moon. Of course, if He chooses to interrupt those patterns, He could steer a storm as easily as He caused the sun to stand still. I am just not sure that He micro manages in every area.
When I was lobster fishing in the keys, those storms scrubbed the reefs and bay bottoms thorougly, flushed out rivers and creeks, and generally improved conditions under the surface of our waters. Sponges and shell fish and the fishery were given a shot in the arm. We don't think about those things being part of God's plan. Our nature is to think only of ourselves.
Maybe we need to think more.
Thanks for thinking about us. We got another one on the way
His will be done,
Terry
A great perspective. Weather concerns were not a concern in the biblical message.
John