Why does God allow natural disasters?
The power in nature is awesome. We cannot experience an earthquake, a volcanic eruption, a raging sea or a hurricane, without feeling helpless. Yet many accidents, called “acts of God”, could be avoided. For example, why do wealthy people choose to live in earthquake zones? The “unsinkable” ship; the Titanic, struck an iceberg. Hundreds of passengers drowned. It was tragic, but surely we cannot expect God to move icebergs out of the way? We live in a world of cause and effect. We know that we can drown in water or get burned in a fire. The universe is governed by natural laws. When these laws are challenged, we shall not always escape. If God kept changing His natural laws to protect us from ourselves, how would that encourage responsible behaviour? However, there are disasters which man cannot foresee, like lack of rainfall. God is the Master of the Universe, not man (Job 38:1-4). We shall not, in this present age, fully understand God’s mind. But, we are all part of a common humanity
