We are always asking why bad things happen to good people. Why does God allow these things to happen? I can not begin to answer for God, but I have come to believe we ask this from a faulty view point. We are first of all assuming that these people are good. We are making the assertion that they are innocent and thus undeserving of it. Perhaps this is a testament to our pride and egocentric thinking.
Though there may not be a direct connection between the person and the tragedy, the person is not faultless. We are a sinful race, deserving of wrath. If you doubt me, answer these questions. Have you ever lied? Have you ever stolen anything? Have you ever taken God's name in vain? Have you ever looked in lust? If you answered yes, then how can you say you are good, when in reality you are a lying, thieving, blaspheming, adulterer?
We only seem good when compared to others of our kind. But according to God's standard (the only one that matters) we are all sinners and deserve the consequences of living in a fallen world of our choosing. We have chosen our own way rather than God's. So the real question is why do good things happen to bad people?
Why? Because every good and perfect gift is from above. God sent His one and only Son to pay our penalty. Through Jesus Christ we may have life and not only life in the future, but help for the now. We are new creations. We are good because of our righteousness in Christ. He indeed has given us what we do not deserve. He has given us grace.
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