Prayers For Those In Tornado Aftermath
Bodie Hodge, M.Sc., B.Sc., PEI
Biblical Authority Ministries, May17, 2025 (Donate)
Please be in prayer for families that lost loved ones in the
tornadoes last night. From St. Louis, MO to London, KY lives have been lost and
there is immense damage. Sadly, these are terrible consequences in sin-broken
world.
Natural disasters were not a part of God’s original “very
good” and “perfect” (Genesis 1:31 and Deuteronomy 32:4). The world has been
subjected to these things as a result of man’s sin (Romans 8:22-25)—going back
to the very first sin (Genesis).
Even things like broken relationships and surgeries (which I
just underwent yesterday) are painful reminders of a world full of sin. This is
why we need a Savior in Jesus Christ to save us from sin and the eternal
punishment we deserve for our sin.
Jesus, who is God in the flesh, took the punishment
we deserve when He was sacrificed in our place on the cross. When we deny
ourselves and receive Christ—His death, burial, and resurrection—we are saved
for all eternity.
Death no longer has a “sting” (1 Corinthians 15:55-56) and
we look forward to a new heavens and a new earth where it will again be
perfect with no death or tears or pain (Revelation 21-22).
With heaviness, we are in a broken world and tornadoes and
devastation are all around us. Pray for healing in both hearts and property to
move forward in Christ.
