I cannot imagine what it would be like to endure a tragedy without the hope that God offers. Without Jesus Christ, there is no hope. There is simply an eternal, black, cold and unrelenting void. Just last week I came face to face with a man who didn't believe in anything. What a miserable way to end life.
Of course, we Christians grieve when those we love are taken from us, but we do not grieve as those who have no hope. We do not believe that people cease to exist when they die; the Bible tell us that we will again see all those loved ones who put their faith in Christ. As Paul writes, "Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who die, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have died in Him" (1 Thessalonians 4:13-14).
Hope is available to us, even in the midst of tragedy. And not only hope for eternal life, but hope of being reunited with those we love. Hope is available now, even in tragedy, because God has promised to walk with us through any disaster that might over take us.
-- Luis Palau in “Where Is God When Bad Things Happen?”
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