Psalm 103:19 –
The Lord has established His throne in heaven, And His kingdom rules over all..
DAILY READING -Mark 12:28-44; 1 Kings 4-5; Hosea 7:3-16
One of the most important things for us to understand, is that God is in perfect control of our lives. He rules on the earth and in the kingdoms of men. And He perfectly controls what goes on in the universe.
Two events happened this year that alarmed scientists. On September 1 2017, a huge space rock named Florence, about 4.4 kilometres in size, whizzed past Earth, relatively very close. It is the biggest asteroid to fly near Earth in more than a century.
Again on Oct 13, 2017 , an asteroid passed so close to the Earth, that it narrowly missed hitting communications satellites orbiting above Earth.
Apart from these glaring instances, there have been other cases in the past, where asteroids have come close to hitting our planet, and yet somehow they don’t. According to scientists, a meteor impacts our earth every decade, but most of them simply fall into the ocean and go unnoticed.
However, in 2013, the world had a rude wake up call, when one of these meteors, exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia. It became a major news item, because it heavily damaged the city and about 1,500 people were injured from the resulting shockwaves. Though no person was directly hit or died from this event, the fact that it actually impacted the earth made it an extremely uncommon occurrence. People began to then realize how vulnerable the earth is. And it is indeed a miracle, that with these millions of space rocks flying about in the solar system, none has yet destroyed major cities or even wiped out humanity. This is simply because God is in perfect control of the universe. And God, who created the asteroids, also determines their course. Every asteroid, every comet, every meteoroid, is controlled by the power of God’s Word.
In Isaiah 48:13 God says ‘Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together’
Indeed God upholds all things by the Word of His Power. God has authority and dominion over all the universe, over all nations, and over all people. He owns everything in the heavens, on the earth, and under the earth.
1 Chronicles 29:11 says “Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.”
Indeed God reigns supreme over all creation. He directs all the events in history.
Psalm 103:19 says ‘The Lord has established His throne in heaven, And His kingdom rules over all.’
Daniel 2 tells us that God removes kings and sets up kings. He is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone He wishes and sets over them the lowliest of men.
Most importantly this God that rules the universe is our father. The same hands that control the universe is the hand that holds our lives. And when He stretches forth this hand to bless us, who can turn it back? When He speaks concerning us, who can contradict it?
He sits upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers. He has stretched out the heavens as a curtain, and spread them out as a tent to dwell in: Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are like dust before Him.
He is God all by Himself. He is the judge; He puts down one and exalts another.
There is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.
This is why we should not look to men, but rather rest upon God’s promises.
He says He has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in Christ. So we don’t have to wonder or ponder about how this year will end for us. It is surely ending well. All we need do, is to be rightly positioned in Christ and every other thing will fall into place for us. This is why we draw close to God’s Word, so as to become one with Jesus. And as we become one with Christ through His Word; the hand of God that causes the universe, to work in perfect unison will also cause all things to work together for our good in Jesus Name.
PRAYER: Lord, I know that indeed You are in perfect control of my life and all that concerns me. Help me to be rightly positioned, through diligent study of Your Word, so that I can partake of the spiritual blessings you have laid up for me in Christ Jesus..
QUOTE
It is only when you can see God in the light of who He truly is that you can begin to walk in the overflow of His blessings. – WORDBITE 222.
[ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK ESTABLISHED IN THE WORD OF GOD]