After a flood of overwhelming circumstances and information that hit so very close to home over the past few days, I have been dwelling on the hope that comes as a direct result from being a believer in the Most High God. I have been telling myself that I possess zero power to control these circumstances, but I trust in the one who is Sovereign over all of it.
I am so heartbroken over the selfishness that our pride produces and those it hurts in its path, I am angered by the evil intent of the human heart that causes destruction if not brought under the supreme rule of a Holy God, but ultimately I reminded of the depravity of man and the need for a Savior that nobody is excused from. I am without blame in every area of sin and without excuse when trying to answer for it, so I am thankful for a Risen Savior who defeated death, Hell, and the grave for those like me who deserve all of those things because of my sin problem.
As I have been watching all the things spinning in turmoil around me it has occurred to me that I am not powerless to do nothing. I possess one of the greatest powers this world will ever know and that is access to THE ONE who is Mighty over all! I don't always understand the way He chooses to do things, but I know that trusting in Him and asking for His help is what He desires from me...
As I read Luke 11 this morning and read where one of the disciples said to Jesus, "Lord, teach us to pray..." I began to take note differently as to what He explained to His disciples and I concluded that my circumstances are not what He wants to hear from me, he already knows what is taking place and what I'd like to be different...what He wants from me is to hear that I acknowledge the fact that He's the only One with the power to do anything, He's Good, He's Powerful, He's All-Knowing, He's the Defender in times of Battle, He's our Shelter in the midst of storms, He's our Creator who knows us best of all; and since He is all of those things and more then, my job is to humbly come to Him and acknowledge that and trust Him with the rest!
Lord, teach me to pray...
I am so heartbroken over the selfishness that our pride produces and those it hurts in its path, I am angered by the evil intent of the human heart that causes destruction if not brought under the supreme rule of a Holy God, but ultimately I reminded of the depravity of man and the need for a Savior that nobody is excused from. I am without blame in every area of sin and without excuse when trying to answer for it, so I am thankful for a Risen Savior who defeated death, Hell, and the grave for those like me who deserve all of those things because of my sin problem.
As I have been watching all the things spinning in turmoil around me it has occurred to me that I am not powerless to do nothing. I possess one of the greatest powers this world will ever know and that is access to THE ONE who is Mighty over all! I don't always understand the way He chooses to do things, but I know that trusting in Him and asking for His help is what He desires from me...
As I read Luke 11 this morning and read where one of the disciples said to Jesus, "Lord, teach us to pray..." I began to take note differently as to what He explained to His disciples and I concluded that my circumstances are not what He wants to hear from me, he already knows what is taking place and what I'd like to be different...what He wants from me is to hear that I acknowledge the fact that He's the only One with the power to do anything, He's Good, He's Powerful, He's All-Knowing, He's the Defender in times of Battle, He's our Shelter in the midst of storms, He's our Creator who knows us best of all; and since He is all of those things and more then, my job is to humbly come to Him and acknowledge that and trust Him with the rest!
Lord, teach me to pray...
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