Christians, Stop Apologizing for God!

In an article in Christianity Today this last week, Jim Denison made the claim that Covid-19 is NOT the judgment of God. He made the claim based upon two arbitrary standards for the judgment of God. He said it cannot be God’s judgment because it is not miraculous and because it does not target a specific group for a specific sin.

It’s not true. Nowhere in scripture are such standards applied to God’s judgment.

There is nhis who hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. Listen, please, and let me speak; you said, ‘I will question you, and you shall answer Me.’

I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You. Therefore I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes. (Job 42:1-6)

I do not know if this is the judgment of God (it seems likely), but I do know this nation—this planet–deserves the judgment of God and a Nineveh-like response would be wise.

Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.  And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying,

Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; do not let them eat, or drink water. But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish? (Jonah 3:6-9).