Greetings. Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast. Today is Wednesday, January the 10th, 2024. Today's article

is written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison, and narrated by Chris Elkins.

When part of an Alaska Airlines fuselage blew out last Friday, no one was sitting next to it.

Was this a miracle? If so, why did God allow the near disaster? More to the point, will he protect you

the next time you travel? An NTSB official says the accident could have been much more tragic.

Here's why. The flight was nearly full, but the seats next to the faulty door plug were unoccupied. The aircraft was still climbing, so passengers were seated with seatbelts. If it had been at cruising altitude, people could have been walking around and injured or even sucked out of the hole.

A blowout at altitude could have led to oxygen starvation, causing loss of consciousness

and even permanent brain damage. Then there's the door plug, which could have struck

somewhat on the ground, but landed in a Portland science teacher's backyard instead.

My first thought is to thank God that no one was killed.

But my next thought is, if God did in fact save lives on that plane,

why couldn't he have prevented the accident?

Because he is omniscient and omnipotent, the answer is yes.

This leads to my big question.

Why does God sometimes do what seems best, but not always?

I've been praying for a dear friend undergoing cancer surgery.

I know God can bring him through and spare his life, but will he?

I pray daily for God to protect my family members. I know he can, but will he?

I could go on, and so could you. This is the most difficult issue Christianity faces, so I'll not

attempt a simple solution here. Rather, I want to highlight this biblical fact. I know this runs

counter to most of life. Would you eat a meal if you

don't trust the chef, or get in a car if you don't trust the driver? But God is different. He is

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