Recently I heard a terribly tragic story of a pastor and his son who died in a plane crash.  We tend to ask why in times like these.   Upon hearing the story, some believed the devil crashed the plane since he was a good man of God and one may have assumed that there was sin in his life and God punished him for it.   

Personally, I assume that he indeed was a sinner saved by grace and was in pursuit of the will of God but either he lost control of the plane in the weather or his plane failed him.  To me, either way, God is sovereign.  However, the superstition lies in the way this tragedy is discussed. 

Should we pray for safety?  Well, our life is a but a vapor, no.  On the other hand, God cares for every hair on our head therefore our safety is certainly a concern to Him, so yes.  Contradiction?  No.  Paradox?  Yes.  What’s the difference?  Well, the short answer is that God is sovereign. [Read more...]