For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
(Romans 11:36)

 The Word of God is very clear, again and again, about the sovereign power of God over all things. We as human beings are totally infected with the sin we have inherited as Adam’s descendants. Satan’s deception was to tell Eve she would be wise, like God, discerning between good and evil, if she ate from the tree. She was deceived and she ate. Adam joined her, and now the entire human race is deceived. We actually think we are wise enough to make “good” decisions.  We generally believe that we, like God, can discern between good and evil and have some power apart from Him. We even believe we have the potential power to change the course of history through our “wise” decisions or our abundant prayers! And we tend to believe we have the right to have our opinions about what God seems to be doing in the realm of world events or in our own personal life.
 The second psalm depicts the ultimate display of man’s egocentric thinking. The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the LORD and against His anointed one. “Let us break their chains,” they cry, “and free ourselves from slavery to God.” But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The LORD scoffs at them (Psalm 2:2-4 NLT).
 Perhaps we need to examine our own belief system in light of biblical truth. The Apostle Paul tells us that all things are of Him; all things are through Him; all things are to Him, for His glory.  Again Paul tells us that God worketh all things after the counsel of His own will (Ephesians 1:11b KJV, emphasis mine).  And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things… (Ephesians 1:22 KJV, ephasis mine).
 Our peace and our joy are in direct proportion to our Spirit-given ability to grasp the Lord’s sovereign power and to rest in that reality. If we, for a moment, get trapped in the natural man’s way of thinking, we will not fully trust God. We will not walk by faith if we have any confidence in our own power to choose wisely or to have wisdom about the nature of God. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise… That no flesh should glory in His presence (1 Corinthians 1:27a, 29 KJV).
 We have been called to trust the character of God. “God is love” (I John 4:7). And, He is sovereign over all things. Thus, all that unfolds in our lives is flowing to us from His heart of love.

Oh, Lord, give us grace to release our wonderings and our reasonings and trust Your heart of love in our daily lives.

Glenna Salsbury
Writer for “Real Victory for Real Life” 
365 Devotional Thoughts in the Spirit of America’s Keswick
VOLUME 2
 
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