Relax – He’s God! Pt3
“Be still, and know that I am God!” (Ps 46:10 NIV)
God is God
It astounds me everyday how amazing God is. I’m so glad He’s in control – can you imagine what a mess it would be if it had to be left up to us to rule the universe? It doesn’t bear thinking about… but we will :o)
Can you imagine it being left up to us to ensure that the sun came up every morning? Sure it’d all work fine most days of the year but eventually there would be a pay dispute with management and the workers at the sun raising plant would be out on strike. Or worse still, an unnoticed human error would end up with the equinox falling on the wrong day and all of a sudden tidal patterns went all out of sync.
It makes you think doesn’t it. I mean all we’ve been asked to do is look after our planet [not even run it] and we haven’t been able to do that effectively. Thank God that He never left us in charge of running things!
Despite this, we often try to play God; we think we know best and ignore what God says, or we decide that we want things sorted out quickly and asking God to fix it all would only delay things. Worse still we neglect to ask His opinion on things. We roam around in charge of it all [so we think] and demote God to our ‘assistant’ instead of our master.
The trouble is we [think we] know what we want, and we take charge to make sure that we get it.
“Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves. You lust for what you don't have and are willing to kill to get it. You want what isn't yours and will risk violence to get your hands on it.
You wouldn't think of just asking God for it, would you? And why not? Because you know you'd be asking for what you have no right to. You're spoiled children, each wanting your own way.
You're cheating on God. If all you want is your own way, flirting with the world every chance you get, you end up enemies of God and his way. And do you suppose God doesn't care? The proverb has it that ‘he's a fiercely jealous lover.’ And what he gives in love is far better than anything else you'll find. It's common knowledge that ‘God goes against the wilful proud; God gives grace to the willing humble.’" (Jam 4:1-6 MSG)
But God not only knows what we want, He knows what we need, when we need it, and how we need it. He knows everything – He is God after all. We need to remember this [in our daily lives] and submit to Him, every day.
Stop worrying – be still, know that He is God, and praise Him for it!
“Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you're on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive.” (Phil 4:4-5 MSG)
God is God
It astounds me everyday how amazing God is. I’m so glad He’s in control – can you imagine what a mess it would be if it had to be left up to us to rule the universe? It doesn’t bear thinking about… but we will :o)
Can you imagine it being left up to us to ensure that the sun came up every morning? Sure it’d all work fine most days of the year but eventually there would be a pay dispute with management and the workers at the sun raising plant would be out on strike. Or worse still, an unnoticed human error would end up with the equinox falling on the wrong day and all of a sudden tidal patterns went all out of sync.It makes you think doesn’t it. I mean all we’ve been asked to do is look after our planet [not even run it] and we haven’t been able to do that effectively. Thank God that He never left us in charge of running things!
Despite this, we often try to play God; we think we know best and ignore what God says, or we decide that we want things sorted out quickly and asking God to fix it all would only delay things. Worse still we neglect to ask His opinion on things. We roam around in charge of it all [so we think] and demote God to our ‘assistant’ instead of our master.
The trouble is we [think we] know what we want, and we take charge to make sure that we get it.
“Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves. You lust for what you don't have and are willing to kill to get it. You want what isn't yours and will risk violence to get your hands on it.
You wouldn't think of just asking God for it, would you? And why not? Because you know you'd be asking for what you have no right to. You're spoiled children, each wanting your own way.
You're cheating on God. If all you want is your own way, flirting with the world every chance you get, you end up enemies of God and his way. And do you suppose God doesn't care? The proverb has it that ‘he's a fiercely jealous lover.’ And what he gives in love is far better than anything else you'll find. It's common knowledge that ‘God goes against the wilful proud; God gives grace to the willing humble.’" (Jam 4:1-6 MSG)
But God not only knows what we want, He knows what we need, when we need it, and how we need it. He knows everything – He is God after all. We need to remember this [in our daily lives] and submit to Him, every day.
Stop worrying – be still, know that He is God, and praise Him for it!
“Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you're on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive.” (Phil 4:4-5 MSG)
- Lois Bennett (& Andrew Carey)
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