Greetings,
I have been in awe of God’s sovereignty a lot more lately. He is able to do whatever He wishes. My grandmother, who had been struggling with dementia and Alzheimer’s, had about 45 minuets of lucidity a couple of days before she passed away. She was responding to questions, smiling and excited to see Jesus. That was the power of God over her brain to bless our family with great comfort and closure. God is doing amazing things in the world and His sovereignty is incredible. He does small things like what He did for me and my family with my grandmother and he does large things like cause a supernatural star to shine in the sky as a sign to ancient astronomers that the chosen messiah had been born. That kind of stuff leaves skeptics dumbfounded and left trying to explain away miraculous supernatural events as mythical or legend.
Job 37:11-13
he scatters his lightning through them.
At his direction they swirl around
over the face of the whole earth
to do whatever he commands them.
He brings the clouds to punish people,
or to water his earth and show his love.
God is involved in all of the crazy things that happen around the world and He has His divine purpose for it all. I don’t always know why He does what He does or allows to happen what He allows to happen. That doesn’t change the fact that I am called to be a minister of the gospel and reconciliation. It amazes me that humanity can come to the conclusion that because God isn't predictable and allows people to suffer, they are going to chose to not believe or chose to live contrary to how God’s word calls us to live. When I choose to live contrary to God, I am worshiping myself. I believe that I know what is best for me and I can do my own thing and everything will be better.
May you experience the amazing peace of our sovereign God and reflect His great love as we approach this new year.
Love ya,