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- Calamities, if properly responded to, should initiate an examination of our relationship with God. It should prompt us to gauge how clearly we see Him and help us to identify where we are falling short. Our response should not be one of finger-pointing or presuming that we know the sum of God's thoughts and have searched out all of His ways.
www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Topical.show/RTD/CGG/ID/18384/Experiencing-Calamity.htmWhat the Bible says about Experiencing Calamity - Bible Tools
Most Relevant Verses. Isaiah 45:7. Verse Concepts. The One forming light and creating darkness, Causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the Lord who does all these. Psalm 18:18.
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
Jan 27, 2024 · Calamity in the Bible refers to adversities and misfortunes resulting from wickedness or moral evil. It includes various forms of distress and burden, such as disease, poverty, persecution, and Divine judgment. Calamity serves as a means of testing and refining the faith of God’s people.
- Isaiah 45:7 ESV / 22 helpful votes. I form light and create darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; I am the Lord, who does all these things.
- Hebrews 13:4 ESV / 9 helpful votes. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 ESV / 9 helpful votes. Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Psalm 91:1-16 ESV / 9 helpful votes. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Apr 10, 2023 · Moral evil does not conform to God and His will. God is good (Psalm 34:8), holy (Leviticus 11:44; Isaiah 6:3; 1 Peter 1:16), and loving (1 John 4:8); therefore, His plans and purposes are good, holy, and loving. As Ruler of the universe, God sometimes creates calamity to accomplish His will.
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
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Isaiah 45:7. Until this point, the prophecy foretells a wonderful event, but verse 7 introduces a sobering side of God's work: He creates calamity!
