Karma or God

On September 9th, 2007, a football players life changed forever. Kevin Everett, of the Buffalo Bills was injured on a play that damaged his spinal cord. A life threatening injury, some speculated he could have died from the injury, or at best, be a paraplegic. A horrible tragedy had befallen a family, a team, a whole league. But, where was God throughout all this?
A couple days later, a talk show suggested that if you don’t believe in “Karma” then these events should open your eyes to “Karma”.
Kevin Everett played football at the University of Miami. The University of Miami has in their School of Medicine the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. One of the fundraisers for the Miami Project is The Buoniconti Fund. One of the major contributors to the Fund is Ralph Wilson. Ralph Wilson is the primary owner of the Buffalo Bills. Kevin Everett plays of the Buffalo Bills. So, is that all “Karma” or did God move throughout all this. “And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this.” (Esther 4:14b).
In today’s society, we are quick to dismiss God and His ability, but easily grab onto something (someone) else that we have an even harder time trying to explain. How hard would it have been for the talk show host to say, “See how God moved in this situation.” ? Evidently it would have been excruciatingly painful. It would mean that he would have to acknowledge a force greater than he is.
There is no such thing as coincidence when God moves. When we look at the book of Esther, we see how God used all the situations around to lift up an “unknown” woman to save the Jewish nation from eradication. When you look at the situations going on in Esther, you see how everything lined up perfectly for God to move. When you look at Kevin Everett’s situation through the eyes of God, you see how everything lined up perfectly for God to move.
Let’s look at another situation where God used the means of the day, to get accomplished what He wanted accomplished. The known world was strictly under one rule. There was one language, one economic system, one written language, and one law. There were well maintained and protected traveling routes. When the ruling nation would conquer new nations, they were allowed to keep certain religious worshipping, and doctrines. There were spread out among the world the Jewish culture.
God looked at the day and determined that would be a great time to get accomplished His greatest plan. He sent His son to take away the sins of the world. Those that he came to redeem, rejected him. Those that didn’t know he existed, came to know him and be saved. God used the roads, the language, the laws to spread the message of Jesus Christ. He used people that would effectively spread the message in the most efficient manner possible.
Imagine if these people would have refused God’s call to them. What would He do? He would lift up another person to accomplish what He needs done, “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place” (Esther 4:14a)
What happened to Kevin Everett is a tragedy and may not be in God‘s plan. But what has happened afterwards, is God’s plan. Everything lined up for God to move. It’s time we call it what it is, God moving for the benefit of all mankind, and not what it isn’t “Karma”.

Have a blessed week
Daniel G Vandenburg

Just a short news article on Kevin Everett from yahoo news
Kevin Everett will be transferred Friday morning to a Houston hospital to begin the next phase of his rehabilitation, less than two weeks after the Buffalo Bills tight end sustained a life-threatening spinal cord injury.
And doctors said Thursday they believe he will be walking within weeks -- perhaps sooner.
"Soon ... they're going to stand him up," Dr. Barth Green told The Associated Press, shortly after discussing Everett's condition with Bills orthopedic surgeon Dr. Andrew Cappuccino. "They're very confident he'll be walking very soon ... in the next days or weeks, not months."

Praise God

December 7th: Kevin Everett is now walking http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Akhu2o4p6uO1zNEcqMclPIRDubYF?slug=ap-bills-everettwalking&prov=ap&type=lgns
Praise God for the healing