This morning I read an article from John Piper where he discusses God’s hand in “the miracle on the Hudson” and the Obama presidency. It’s a great article with a God-centered perspective on the only major news events of 2009.
Here’s an excerpt regarding the Miracle on the Hudson:
If God guides geese so precisely, he also guides the captain’s hands. God knew that when he took the plane down, he would also give a spectacular deliverance. So why would he do that? If he means for all to live, why not just skip the crash?
Because he meant to give our nation a parable of his power and mercy the week before a new President takes office. God can take down a plane any time he pleases—and if he does, he wrongs no one. Apart from Christ, none of us deserves anything from God but judgment. We have belittled him so consistently that he would be perfectly just to take any of us any time in any way he chooses.
And another excerpt regarding Obama’s presidency:
As much as I reject Obama’s stance on abortion, I am thankful to the bottom of my soul that an African-American can be President of United States. The enormousness of it all is unspeakable. This is God’s doing. The geese were God’s doing. The landing of Flight 1549 was God’s doing. And the Obama presidency is God’s doing. “He removes kings and sets up kings” (Daniel 2:21).
And I pray that President Obama has eyes to see. The “miracle on the Hudson” and the “miracle in the White House” are not unrelated. God has been merciful to us as a nation. Our racial sins deserved judgment a thousand times over. God does not owe America anything. We owe him everything. And instead of destruction, he has given us another soft landing. We are not dead at the bottom of the Hudson.
This article really forces you to evaluate how you view and discuss the major events of our time. Do you marvel at man’s abilities or recognize God’s hand in all things? Too often I lean towards marveling at man, though God’s mercies are right in front of my eyes.
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