The church tragedy in Nigeria not only has shaken many people’s lives but it has divided Christians. Some have absolute faith in the prophet and others have seized an opportunity to attack him. Who is to blame?
Was it an act of God, the devil or just physics; too much weight, too little support? The answer to this question may never be found.
As I watched the news I could not help wondering how one person in one room died and three metres away another lived. Does God love some people more than others? Did the ones who died conceal some hidden sin? I cannot believe that.
A hundred came back to South Africa with a testimony of God saving their lives. 80 people were not that blessed. Then I faced my greatest dilemma – maybe the ones who died were more blessed, at the pinnacle of their relationship with God, full of faith and joy, then gone; now in heaven while 100 still face temptation, trials and tribulations. Listen to this profound Bible verse, Psalm 116 v 15, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants”. Makes you think.
