Nothing is Random to God
Amy Beth was out in her neighborhood taking her dog for a walk when she saw a young man run into a nearby alley; a car followed. The young man grabbed a huge piece of wood from a dumpster and started swinging at the car. Amy Beth froze; she was caught in a gang fight. Suddenly, the young driver of the car tried to get away by accelerating backwards. He slammed into Amy Beth. She landed on the trunk and was thrown into the street. Amazingly, she wasn’t seriously hurt. Later, she tried to make sense of her experience. She came to this conclusion: Bad things happen-tragic and horrible things. Good things happen-amazing and miraculous things. And all this happens randomly to us. But it is not random to God. He is larger than the events that seem to contradict his goodness. We will experience sickness, accidents, sorrow, and death; but we are not on our own. God is in control; we can be confident that one day we will be safe with Him forever (Our Daily Bread) In Acts 13:19-22 we...
