The creations of God are all under the power of God and no creation is beyond His control. The world feels insecure and uncertain because of natural calamities. Global warmth is a phenomenal change which the present world has been undergoing. Earthquake, Tsunami and other natural calamities which caused human tragedies were matters of trauma in human history and repetition of occurrence of such natural calamities cannot be ruled out anywhere in future.
But none of the creations of God is beyond His power. At the command of the Creator anything can happen and anything can be stopped. Climatic change is not beyond God’s knowledge and power. All things in the universe are at the disposal of the Creator.
But whenever the world meets for exploring to find a solution to the impending danger of natural calamities, Is there any voice raised directing the attention of the people to the Creator? While scientific contribution towards easing a slight intensity of global warmth on the part of mankind is necessary, solution lies in the hand of God alone.
Whatever it may be, mankind is helpless except to pray to God. The Creator of the heavens and the earth alone is our God, Lord, Saviour and Sustainer and all human beings are His children and He loves His children. But without knowing Him, how can we trust in Him and pray to Him?
Whenever any situation arises and the prayer of the world is needed, an appeal is usually made, “ Any man or woman is to pray to his or her own God which means “ any god “ instead of to our Creator, our God, our Lord, our Saviour and Redeemer. Should we pray to multiple gods? There is only one Creator but mankind worships thousand of gods. Are there thousand of co-creators? Or are there any gods representing the Creator? All human beings have to know and honour our true Creator and pray to Him. The Almighty God is the Creator of all human beings and all human beings are His children and all can pray to Him as the Father of all. You cannot pray to whomsoever you do not know. So the most important thing for mankind is,” Know the Creator, believe in Him, fear Him and obey Him, and have relationship with Him so that you are always in preparedness to pray to God in time of need. There is a promise for all of human beings. “ If my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chron 7:14).
God is the power over all His creations. The problem is the hard-heartedness of mankind. If the people pray to Him according to His will, any forecasted natural calamity can be averted. Let the world turn to the Creator and pray to Him to save mankind from the impending dangers being caused by climatic change.
Rev. L. Suohie Mhasi
