God uses calamities to draw people to him. Look at what Jonah was prophesying about. He told the people that they would be killed, that God was going to destroy them due to their disregard for God. They changed their tune, turned to God, and God spared his hand against them.
It was a good prayer, and one that was close to what I prayed in church Sunday, also. What I prayed was that those ministering in God’s name would reflect the light of Christ to those who have been afflicted, and that God would allow this to be a warning to those who have not turned to him.
“God uses calamities to draw people to him.”
A very good friend of mine was saved when witnessing the 9.11 attacks.
It happens all the time. Most of us seem to need a very dramatic push to realize our need of a Savior.
It was a horrible prayer. If you want to bring any of the victims to Christ, then pour out yourself in comfort and aid to those who have been hurt by this disaster. Offer monay, time, anything that you can think of or are asked for as well as sincere prayer. Let them see Christ in your actions and love for them. This is the Lords direction to us and will certainly work miracles.
The unfortunate prayer on Sunday sounds like a, “Nyah, nyah, nyah. My God’s better then your god!!!! Nyah, nyah!”