Have you ever read the newspaper, or watched TV and thought "Man, things just seem to be coming apart!" Or perhaps, "The world is sure spinning out of control!"
Well, there is a truth here! Things always hold together. The world spins in accordance with a Divine purpose and is always in God's control.
I know...it sure doesn't seem that way. That's because we really can't see the big picture.
What does God say about all this?
According to Colossians 1:15-17:
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
According to John 1:1-3:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.
According to John 10:27-30:
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
According to Romans 8:38-39:
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We know that we have an enemy of our soul. That enemy wants us weak, distracted, unsure, self-focused, ineffective. And he is good at what he does. BUT, he is no match for the One True Creator God! I love the way Romans 8:38-39 puts it. If you examine the list of all things that can't separate us, what is the only thing not created? That would be God Himself and He chooses to send His Son to die for our sins on the cross so we can be back in ralationship with Him. Back to the way He intended in the first place.
If you want to get an idea of what the world would (and will) be like as God let's go (removes His protecting hand), just read Revelations. That is a love story about how God will go to whatever lengths are necessary to get all of those who will call on His name to do so. Then He finally says, "Enough!" Then comes judgement! His followers to the Judgement Seat of Christ (Romans 14:10, 2 Corinthians 5:10), and those who chose not to follow to the Great White Throne Judgement (and the Lake of Fire)(Revlations 20:11-15).
Today, when you hear that still, small voice, step aside from your busy (being under Satan's yoke) schedule and listen to Him. He is just waiting for you to do that!
He wants to be the one to hold you together.
He wants to be the one in control of your life.
He wants to hold you in the palm of His hand.
He is saying, "Come home sons and daughters."
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