Jeremiah 9:12-16 - "Who is wise enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it? Why has the land been ruined and laid waste like a desert that no one can cross?
13 The Lord said, “It is because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them; they have not obeyed me or followed my law. 14 Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts; they have followed the Baals, as their ancestors taught them.” 15 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “See, I will make this people eat bitter food and drink poisoned water. 16 I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors have known, and I will pursue them with the sword until I have made an end of them.”
This may not be a very encouraging passage, but it holds a truth that we need to accept. God is a holy God and He does not tolerate sin. Today, we talk a lot about the love of God, his mercy and grace. These are true attributes of God. Yet, we must not forget his holiness and hatred of sin.
God still judges the nations. There is no teaching in the N.T. that teaches otherwise. When drought and other natural disasters happen, God is often the initiator of this, at the very least allowing it to happen. Yes, we do often bring it upon ourselves because of poorly caring for the planet. Yes, there is a scientific explanation for them, but who knows science better than God. Who can manipulate the elements and arrange them at will, but God? There is much evidence in the O.T. that God uses nature to judge his people and the nations. We can not shut our eyes to this and explain these events away as purely natural. Often the supernatural is behind the natural.
1 Peter 1:17 - " Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear."
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