Greetings. Today is Wednesday, October the 9th, 2024. Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast. I'm Chris Elkins, narrating today's daily article, written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison.

Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida last night as a Category 3 storm. More than 3 million people

are without power this morning. The roof of the Tampa Bay Rays ballpark in St. Petersburg was

ripped to shreds by the fierce winds. The storm spawned powerful tornadoes across the state,

resulting in loss of life and damaging over a hundred

structures. The hurricane has now moved into the Atlantic. Storm surge will inundate parts of Florida's

East Coast. It will take days to know the ultimate damage from this once-in-a-century disaster.

At times like this, I struggle to know what to say that could help. Whether it's the latest natural disaster, the devastation of disaster. At times like this, I struggle to know what to say that could help. Whether it's the

latest natural disaster, the devastation of war, a mass shooting, or any other cataclysmic event,

words feel so inadequate in response. I can encourage you to join me in praying for the victims

of Hurricane Milton with grateful knowledge that

God can do what humans cannot.

I can hopefully help us grapple with the spiritual and theological issues that arise from

such tragedies as I've tried to do this week.

But whether we understand why God allow such disasters or not, we can know that He experiences

them with us, not just because

he is divinely omniscient, but because he's personally omnipresent as well. He promises us in

Isaiah 43, verse 2, when you pass through the waters, I will be with you. From John 10, verse 28,

Jesus said of his followers, no one will snatch them out of my hands.

David could therefore pray in Psalm 23, verse 4, even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil, for you are with me. These promises make Christianity unique among the world

religions. The gods of Mount

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