Charles Stanley Daily Devotional 10th July 2026 (In Touch) Friday Message
Charles Stanley Daily Devotional TOPIC: What Can We Learn From Disaster?
SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 55:8-9
Whenever disaster strikes, questions spring to mind: Why does the Lord let bad things happen? Where is He in the midst of suffering?
These are ancient questions—Job asked them, as did the psalmists, and believers through the ages have likewise wrestled with them. Today’s passage reminds us that God’s thoughts and ways are higher than ours. This isn’t dismissive—it’s an acknowledgment that we live in a fallen world where natural laws operate, free will exists, and suffering touches everyone, both righteous and unrighteous (Matthew 5:45).
God is not the author of evil, nor does He orchestrate tragedy. Yet He is sovereign, which means nothing escapes His awareness or His purposes. This truth is at the heart of our faith: God grieves with us in our suffering even as He works redemptively within it. He doesn’t always intervene, but He is present in disaster’s aftermath, bringing comfort, strength, and restoration.
We must resist reducing God’s ways to formulas we can understand. When we cannot grasp His purposes, we anchor ourselves in what Scripture reveals: His faithfulness, His presence within the suffering, and His ultimate victory over all evil (Revelation 21:4). His ways may be higher than ours, but His heart toward us is unmistakably good.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Proverbs 9-12
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Within the disaster and in the aftermath, God is present and ready to restore.
Dr. Charles F. Stanley was the founder of In Touch Ministries and a New York Times best-selling author. Throughout his ministry, he demonstrated a keen awareness of people’s needs and provided Christ-centered biblically based principles for everyday life.