When I was discouraged recently, and praying over the
US situation with so many of our political leaders uttering and living
in deceit, my wife Margaret shared with me what
she had just written in her personal devotions that morning, “God rules all history
(His-story) – the coming and goings of kings and rulers, the rise and fall of
empires and nations, the beginning and ending, and usefulness of organizations
and missions.”
“…as I have
planned; so shall it be; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand … this is
the purpose that is purposed concerning the whole earth and this is the hand
that is stretched out over all nations. For the Lord of Hosts has purposed and
who will annul it? His hand is stretch
out, who will turn it back?” (Isaiah 14: 24, 26, 27).
“Our God rules in the individual lives of people on
earth. In my life …, ‘I
cry out to God most, to God who fulfills His purpose for me’” (Psalm 57:2).
Whether individuals acknowledge God or not, He is controlling each or their lives – for righteousness, good, or for judgment. “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand!’ (Proverbs 19:21).
adapted from August 23, 2012 entry
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