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| Triumph Over Tragedy By Billy Graham • October 1 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights.” —James 1:17, NKJV The key to understanding tragedy is to understand its source. Death and pain and every other tragedy came into this world because of sin. When Adam and Eve sinned in the garden of Eden, they weren’t just doing something God had told them not to do. It was a blatant, open act of rebellion—in thought, word, and deed—against the God who had made them and had supplied their every need. It was saying God was a liar and believing Satan instead. It was yielding to the temptation to “be like God” (Genesis 3:5). Every graveyard, every hospital, every prison, every courtroom is a witness to the terrible legacy of that rebellion. No, I don’t fully understand why God allows evil to happen. But evil happens because we live in an evil world. Never underestimate the devastating effects of sin. What was sin’s greatest tragedy? It was the Cross—for had it not been for sin, Jesus would never have had to die. But Christ triumphed over tragedy—and so can we, because of Him.  Hope for TodayForgive me, Father, for doubting the goodness and sufficiency of Your gifts. May I never seek anything except what comes from Your hands. Thank You for the most perfect of Your gifts: Your Son. | ||
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| Q: Can anything good come out of tragedy? | ||
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| Devotion text from Hope for Each Day with Billy Graham, © Billy Graham, published by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Bible translation used with permission. | ||
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