Katrina: A natural disaster destined to happen and sent by God?

[Candi770]

You know that the Gaza stripe eviction of the Jews happened prior to the big storm. Our president agreed with the eviction. Wow, Look how many people can not return to their home land. Real strange. I think we need to remain a blessing as a nation for Israel and not side with the enemy concerning anything.

Why didn't Katrina hit burban (cant spell) street. Thats the nastist place!! Why the poor people. But I believe the just died along side the unjust. We are no different. And the just and unjust in some cases were spared.

We as a nation should turn to prayer and not patriotism to get us through everything that has rocked us. What happened to good old fashioned repentance and revival?? We need revival.

Candi

[LightofJesus]

I don't know how I truly feel about this but has any one of you ever been to New Orleans? I have on more than one occassion, my BIL was in the hospital there with a broken back then a heart attack. There had to be guards posted everywhere through out the hospital and this was before 9-11. the violence was so bad. the city literally stank, everywhere you went there were tarot card readers, palm reader, prostitues, drugs gangs voodoo this is all out in the open nothing to hide. And this was not for mardi gras, then mardi gras is a whole other issue, mardi gras came about for all the heathen and pagens to celebrate there sins before lent started on ash wednesday. nudity sex it was all there. plus all the above mentioned magnified. Then there were hurricane parties that is where the drink named hurricane came from people would stay to ride out the hurricanes saying bring it on. Then I think through out history of the Bible God does send down his wrath. as mentioned in previous threads. So if God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow, why would the wrath for sinners then be different now? I've heard someone comment that God wouldn't hurt children and that thousands of chidren were killed. that info is wrong, children ages 0-5 yrs old 1 death, children ages 5-10 yrs old 1 death, ages 10-18 a total of 18 deaths. the rest were adults, a total of 1837. I don't know if God made this happen , but I do know he knew it would happen and people were warned.

I went down for a week after the storm and it literally broke my heart. I did not want to come home, there was and still is so much to do there. People need to be ministered to and loved on, and to be told Jesus loves them

Katrina means cleansing and I do believe that this was a cleansing. there were so many that did not want that city to be restored as it was. But they that do not want it back need to take it and give it to the Lord. I prayed with someone about that I wish I knew what they did with that advice. Anyway God is in control and always will

[Guest yod]

I have always wondered if Katrina was sent by God as a sign that New Orleans should change. Isn't this event similar to the story of Saddam and Gamor ? New Orleans was filled with sin nudity, drinking, partying, sex, etc. So do you think this was destined to happen?

I believe it is incontrovertably a message from God but not just to New Orleans.

How much did your gasoline go up because of it? How many cities are now suffering the blight of lawless refugees? How much do you think the government is going to take out of your paycheck to pay for the rebuilding? How about Trent Lott's house being leveled? Did you notice that GW's poll numbers took a dive and have never come back up?

No...it is a much larger curse than just a particular city. It is a warning to all of us that very few have heeded.

[Guest chatrismoy]

Nebula I am new so I didn't know this topic was taken off . I apologize to any who have been offended, but I thought there could be various opinions on this topic that could give me a better understanding. Thanks to all who posted.

[KarenJo5]

Joey,

Yes I will be glad to clarify. I by no means meant to imply that the evil that men do on this earth is caused by God,or that it is done because that is what God wants man to do.

I do believe God's hand is in hurricanes, floods, earthquakes,tornados,sunrise,sunsets,rainbows,and the very air we breathe.In all these things he has a purpose whether we are able to see it or not.

[Guest stevie06]

I believe God's hand was in Katrina simply because God's hand is in everything here on earth.But I do not believe it was a judgement against New Orleans or the MIssissippi coast(People tend to forget that way more actual hurricane wind damage was done here in MS).There was a lot of bad came out of the storm,the loss of life was terribly sad, the government help being so slow , but we came through it ,and it was such a blessing to see all of the good that came in the aftermath.People driving thousands of miles to help and all people giving of themselves and what they had,be it big or small,to help their neighbors.People praying together and loving each other.

Are you suggesting that God's hand is also in things like rape and incest and murder? Or even the Holocaust for that matter?

Just wondering if you could qualify that statement...

Joey

I do not think that God takes pleasure in the hurt of any person. God sent plagues on Egypt, I do not think that it delighted him to do so. But he gave a explicit command and when that command was not heeded there were consequences for the actions taken. God allowed David's child with Bethsheba to die, but that was a consequence for the choice David made to sin against God. And let us remember God used a donkey to get a message across. He can use whatever, whenever and however he chooses. To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. A time to be born, and a time to die: a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted. A time to kill and a time to heal: time to break down, and a time to build up. A time to weep , and a time to laugh: a time to mourn and a time to dance(Ecclesiates 3:1-4).

[Guest chatrismoy]

Yod I agree with you greatly in the sense that it was not justa message to New Orleans but to all of us. I believe like someone else posted it was to bring everyone together in prayer and helping the neighbor. I believe it was a warning for other places and people who sin that anything can happen at any time and there are consequences for sinning. I foyu are living in sin and want to turn to God and be saved tomorrow after just one more night of sin you could die tonight and never get that chance.

[eric]

I believe that God has got His day mapped out when He will pour out His wrath. As Yod suggested these disasters are wake up call, and also, I would imagine, a demonstration of His power. Ya don't mess with the Almighty.

[nebula]

Nebula I am new so I didn't know this topic was taken off . I apologize to any who have been offended, but I thought there could be various opinions on this topic that could give me a better understanding. Thanks to all who posted.

That's OK - we have lots of "new" people here.

I was just giving a heads-up.

[nebula]

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I'm glad I'm not the only one who tends to hit the keys in the wrong order at times. If I had a dime for everytime I typed "teh" instead of "the"....