If the truth were known, we do not judge disasters based on unprejudiced moral assessment, but rather on what is painful, awkward, or inconvenient for us. We don't ask, "Where is God?" when our pleasure comes at the price of another's pain (e.g., when our adultery destroys a marriage and the lives of the children involved).
The reason is we don't want God sniffing around the darker recesses of our own evil conduct. Instead, we fight intervention when any evil that God allows brings us personal benefit. We don't really want Him stopping us from hurting others; we only cry foul when He doesn't stop others from hurting us.
by Gregory Koukl
Sunday, August 16, 2009
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