Nearly 24 hours after the earthquake in Haiti, news of devastation and the potential for 500,000 deaths grows. These pictures really set the stage. The Haitians need help and lots of it.
Here are 11 Charities Collecting Donations for Haiti.
John Piper was moved to write A Poem About Jesus in Haiti.
In 2003, Piper proclaimed “Don’t Waste Your Life” on the heals of the Iranian earthquake. In it, Piper asked “What does Jesus want us to learn about our lives from these calamities?” That question is relevant today. Piper answers the question…
Your life is in God’s hands and hangs by a thread of sovereign grace. God owns every soul. He made us and we belong to him by virtue of his being our Creator. He can give and take life as he pleases according to his infinite wisdom, and he never does anyone any wrong. He created human life, and he decides what human life is for.
So, don’t waste your life.
Here is the essential lesson for living the unwasted life and dying the unwasted death:
- Life and death are given to us as means of displaying the supreme value of Christ.
- The supreme value of Christ is displayed when you treasure him above all earthly things and all other earthly persons.
- This treasuring of him above all earthly things and persons is most clearly seen in what you are gladly willing to risk, or to sacrifice in order to enjoy more of him.
And no, I am not going to discuss Pat Robertson and the nonsense he is speaking. I’ll let Dr. Russell Moore offer a response.
Update: Be sure to check out Shattered Assumptions by Julie Smith Lowe at CCEF.
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