Why do bad things happen to good people? That just simply is not fair! How could a loving God allow such a tragedy? These are all questions people ask during unexpainable situations and especially tradegies.
God is not controlled by our definition of fairness. Rather, He is just and righteous and God is love. He is, also, all knowing, all seeing, and sees the whole picture. We see only a little bit of all that is involved in any given situation. God is not confined to man’s rules.
Consider Job in the Old Testament, perfect and upright, one that feared God, and eschewed evil. He had 10 children, thousands of sheep, cattle, camels, donkeys and was the greatest man of all the men of the east. By the report of Holy Scripture, Job was doing it all right. To make it short, Job lost it all in one day; children, livestock, and his riches.
Why did a very bad thing happen to a good man. Besides, his wife told him to curse God and die, his friends tried to convince him wrongly of sin. On top of all this, his body got covered with painful boils. In all this, scripture says Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly (Job 1:22).
At the time, Job did not know that there was a contest between God and Satan and he was the object of that contest. God said Job would be faithful to him under these circumstances. Satan said Job would not be faithful. The test proved God to be right. At the end of it, God restored Job with twice the riches he had before and also restored his family.
In these happenings of life that are unexplainable, we must realize that we are part of a bigger plan and often we know very little about it. If we walk with God through it without bitterness, we will eventually be the better for it.
God is sovereign and it is these times that prove our love and faithfulness to Him. Every part of life is a preparation for that which is to come. Perhaps one main purpose for this story of Job is so you and I can learn from it and be encouraged during our time of trial. The purpose for your trial may be to set an example for others when they go through a similiar situation. May we never charge God foolishly.
Let There Be Life 