Evil is a product of man’s rebellion...
It separated us from God, for pure righteousness cannot coexist with evil...
This damned man to be apart from His creator... until Christ blood was shed to cleanse us from such... Forgiveness requires a blood sacrifice... Christ being the eternal High Priest and innocent lamb paid the price for eternity...
All He asks is for your acceptance of such and asking for His forgiveness...
If truly pursued He will live in you as you live in Him... His Father than sees His Son and not a sinner deserving condemnation... We than can be one with the Father again.
God is patient, He could come now and end all of the evil in this world... but He wants all that can be saved, to be saved...
We live in a time of grace... although forgiveness and salvation is a available it will present in a world where evil, trials and tribulations will occur...
But like a thief in the night He will return one day... and that will be a day of judgement...
Time is running out...
Thank you Jesus for providing us with a gift that is underserved... and showing us mercy...
As for natural catastrophes... again, we live in a fallen world... this was not the original intention of our lives...
This too will end when judgement comes upon this world and His Kingdom is established here as in heaven...