Cursed? Pt. 3

(continued from Part 2)

So, why do these things happen to some and not to others? We need go no farther than what Jesus said when the “Prosperity Gospel”ers of His day were saying that people had done something wrong and that is why they were suffering. Those prosperity guys were the Pharisees. They taught a sort of Judaistic Karma. The idea was that if you’re good, you’re blessed; if you’re a sinner, you’re hurt. The truth of the matter is that no one is good but God, and we’re all sinful enough to deserve hell. Jesus used a tragedy of His day to explain the point:

“Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all Galileans because they suffered these things?³ No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well! ⁴ Or those 18 that the tower in Siloam fell on and killed—do you think they were more sinful than all the people who live in Jerusalem? ⁵ No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well!” Luke 13:2-5 (HCSB)

He was not saying that these men and women were good or evil. What He was saying is that we are all responsible and must take measure against the yardstick of God and repent of our own sin. It should be a wake up call to everyone of us! Each of us is personally responsible for our relationship with God and should refrain from casting judgment on a group of people because something horrible happened to them.

As marvelous as creation is, disasters will continue to happen as long as we live on this fallen planet. We have not been cursed, but as believers, we can also suffer as we are waiting to be delivered one day when Jesus comes back for us. May we wait with baited breath for Him…ready at any moment for His return. Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus!