We live in a world shot through with worry and anxiety. We worry about yesterday. We worry about today. We worry about tomorrow. We just worry! I heard two great quotes about worrying:
“Worry give small things big shadows”
“It pays to worry. Ninety percent of the things I worry about never come true”
Why do we worry? To be really simplistic, I think we have turned to material things and forgotten that God is in control! In essence, we worry because have run after other gods that are unable to save us from our miserable plight – money, fame, friendships, hobbies, holidays etc. We have turned our backs on God and forgotten the One and Only true and sovereign Lord of the universe! I think this is why we worry!
The Bible is full of scriptures showing that God knows how to care for his people and we need not lead anxious lives. Our responsibility is to trust and obey him, confident that his grace will carry us along. “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Phillipians 1:6).
There is absolutely nothing that happens in the universe that is outside of God’s influence and authority. As King of kings and Lord of lords, God has no limitations. Consider just a few of the claims the Bible makes about God:
Why do we worry? To be really simplistic, I think we have turned to material things and forgotten that God is in control! In essence, we worry because have run after other gods that are unable to save us from our miserable plight – money, fame, friendships, hobbies, holidays etc. We have turned our backs on God and forgotten the One and Only true and sovereign Lord of the universe! I think this is why we worry!
The Bible is full of scriptures showing that God knows how to care for his people and we need not lead anxious lives. Our responsibility is to trust and obey him, confident that his grace will carry us along. “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Phillipians 1:6).
There is absolutely nothing that happens in the universe that is outside of God’s influence and authority. As King of kings and Lord of lords, God has no limitations. Consider just a few of the claims the Bible makes about God:
- God is above all things and before all things. He is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. He is immortal, and He is present everywhere so that everyone can know Him (Revelation 21:6).
- God created all things and holds all things together, both in heaven and on earth, both visible and invisible (Colossians 1:16).
- God knows all things past, present, and future. There is no limit to His knowledge, for God knows everything completely before it even happens (Romans 11:33).
- God can do all things and accomplish all things. Nothing is too difficult for Him, and He orchestrates and determines everything that is going to happen in your life, in my life, in America, and throughout the world. Whatever He wants to do in the universe, He does, for nothing is impossible with Him (Jeremiah 32:17).
- God is in control of all things and rules over all things. He has power and authority over nature, earthly kings, history, angels, and demons. Even Satan himself has to ask God’s permission before he can act (Psalm 103:19).
Why is it important to know that God is in control? The Bible says that there is righteous, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. We all know that if we don’t have peace we cannot have joy. The devil likes to make us worry and become anxious because that will destroy our peace. In destroy our peace there is no way that we can have joy – and the Bible says that the “joy of the Lord is our strength”.
Have peace – God is in control. The result of peace is joy, and the joy of the Lord is our strength!
2 comments:
Yes, too many things call for our attention. As Christians we are privileged to know the peace of God! Philippians 4:6-8
Thanks you increase my faith by reading your blog.
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