Solid Joys Daily Devotional How to Contemplate Calamity
Dec 26, 2025
Explore the profound themes of calamity and compassion. Delve into Job's heart-wrenching losses and his noble response. Understand how God's sovereignty reigns even in misery. Learn how disasters can blend judgment and mercy, with Christ's death illuminating this truth. Discover the hope amidst creation's futility, as believers are called to express empathy and support to all who suffer. Finally, embrace the challenge to extend mercy to the undeserving, reflecting the sacrificial love exemplified by Christ.
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Job’s Response To Family Tragedy
- Piper cites Job's loss of ten children and his response: “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away.”
- Job's reaction models seeing God as the decisive cause even amid devastating loss.
2004 Tsunami As A Teaching Example
- Piper references the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami as a massive disaster example.
- He uses the event to frame theological lessons about calamity and divine sovereignty.
God Is Decisive Over Calamity
- Satan brings misery but is not the ultimate cause; God remains decisive in calamity.
- John Piper emphasizes that Satan acts only within limits God permits, so God bears ultimate responsibility.
