"Man's Basic Need"

"To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;" (Psalms 102:20)
Every once in awhile, it hits me real hard, and yesterday was one of those days. Just so happens, the very first words I heard on the radio yesterday morning, at about 8:45, were, "It was God's plan all along. Do you think God said, 'Opps! Didn't see that coming!'" We have got to understand that God has everything under control. We see things breaking, and falling apart; lives being taken, hearts being broken, and death overwhelming, even the strongest of saints. But God, He sees the end, the beautiful end! Sure there is always an opportunity for someone to say, How could God allow this or that? But we have needs far greater than this or that! This is nothing but a very short lived journey; that is only a flesh wound compared to real death. God did not lie about death when He told Adam that he would die; it was the devil who lied about death not happening. That might be the biggest problem that we have, is not believing that our sin will do what God says that it will do. Instead we try and justify it, minimize it, and live in the moment. When Jesus was talking about cutting off an arm or plucking out an eye, it was more about the reality of what sin will do; about the short lived pleasures of sin being seriously outweighed by the results of what sin can do. I can't help but think of the "groaning" that all creation does; not just mankind, but the entire earth. The earthquakes, the storms, the devastating fires and floods; it is all the earth groaning because of the fall of mankind. So, if you really wanted to get technical, then maybe man is responsible for the climate changing. If the scientist really want something to blame on mankind, they haven't seen anything yet! According to the Book of Revelation, things are going to get a whole lot worse than anything the world has ever seen. According to Revelation 16, God is punishing sin when He pours out the "seven vials of the wrath of God upon the earth." And according to Romans 5:12, "by one man sin entered the world," so I guess you could blame it all on man. Who needs science; just read your Bible, it has all the answers that you are looking for; after all, it is the need for man to adhere to God's Word, that is our basic need...
"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, for the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the LORD'S favor has come, and with it, the day of God's anger against their enemies. To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the LORD has planted for his own glory." (Isaiah 61:1-3) NLT