WWJD about Haiti

Pat Robertson has a wonderful organization called "Operation Blessing" http://www.ob.org/haitiprojects/index.asp OB is doing God's work in Haiti. Too bad we missed that point with an odd and irresponsible remark by Pat see link: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0110/Robertson_Haiti_cursed_since_Satanic_pact.html

My advice to Pat would've been-give out the 800 # for Operation Blessing-ask people to pray-invite folks to give and then go to commercial break. The "pact with the devil" story was out of place and irrelevant. And it doesn't help with a media, who is more than willing to jump on this remark and paint all believers in a bad light.

Look, Pat Robertson is a good man and has blessed millions with the "700 club". I'm irritated with Pat because he's a brother and people do listen to what he says. But in the last few years it seems he has this need to link tragedies with God's punishment. This is not the heart of God. Yes God is a just God and there are biblical teachings that talk about "generational sins" and the "blessings and curses" of nations. What happened in Haiti is not God's retribution. When God makes His presence known in human history there will be no doubt. What happened in Haiti was a devastating earthquake that hit an impoverished nation-nothing more-nothing less.

When human tragedy strikes, God's heart breaks. And compassion isn't just a characteristic of Christians-as if Christians are more compassionate than non Christians. I don't know his faith but George Clooney put his money where his mouth is to help the people of Haiti. God bless his efforts.

Compassion is a universal characteristic shared by all. But before the earthquake that got the world's attention, Christian's were quietly doing God's work in Haiti-feeding the poor, caring for the sick and finding homes for the orphans. What Would Jesus Do? The answer is seen in his followers who answered the call to one of the most impoverished places on earth to love their neighbor. This is what Jesus would do. This is what his followers are doing and will do long after this crisis.

So we could talk about scriptural laws that may or may not point to God's judgement on a nation but for now and until Jesus comes the only law that animates the believer is the law of Love-as expressed in "Love your neighbor"- and those that are suffering in Haiti are my neighbors.