"Who makes these things happen? Who controls human events? I do! I am the Lord. I was there at the beginning; I will be there at the end." (Isaiah 41:4, CEV)
I have used the phrase before, "keeping the banks on the creek." It is for me a good description of God's working through this time/space existence. The global events of recent days, the war in Israel, the charade Russia is now playing with the rest of the world, all are in the "river" of history. Kingdoms and empires have come and gone. Stalins and Hitlers have arisen to perpetrate barbarism on a monumental scale; these are just some of the eddies, backwashes and currents of the river. But mankind does not direct the flow of the river. "Who makes these things happen? Who controls human events? I do! I am the Lord." Or, "I am the Banks on the River."
What we are now witnessing in world events is man hating, destroying. This is not Jesus Christ; "God is love," and the Cross of Jesus is the ultimate expression of this. Any world event which does not affirm and demonstrate the Cross of Jesus is an evil "current," "backwash," "eddy." I am not a determinist. Determinism is an attempt to blame God for everything. Its ultimate reasoning is that man has no choice for his behavior, that there are no currents, eddies, or backwashes. The reality is, however, that you and I choose to flow with and in the River, and which current, which eddy or backwash to avoid. "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus," is the command of the Godhead which will keep us in the center of the river.
"Who controls human events? I (the Lord Jesus Christ) do! I am the Lord. I was there at the beginning; I will be there at the end." It is true of history; it is true of current world events, and, it is true of our personal lives. Jesus was there at 11:56 on July 1, 1943. And glory of glories, Jesus, "will be there at the end."
Father, in Jesus' Name, what a great comfort, what peace to know that it is You, "Who controls human events[.]" Amen.
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If you would like to contribute to this Fall's Mission in DC, let me know.
I have used the phrase before, "keeping the banks on the creek." It is for me a good description of God's working through this time/space existence. The global events of recent days, the war in Israel, the charade Russia is now playing with the rest of the world, all are in the "river" of history. Kingdoms and empires have come and gone. Stalins and Hitlers have arisen to perpetrate barbarism on a monumental scale; these are just some of the eddies, backwashes and currents of the river. But mankind does not direct the flow of the river. "Who makes these things happen? Who controls human events? I do! I am the Lord." Or, "I am the Banks on the River."
What we are now witnessing in world events is man hating, destroying. This is not Jesus Christ; "God is love," and the Cross of Jesus is the ultimate expression of this. Any world event which does not affirm and demonstrate the Cross of Jesus is an evil "current," "backwash," "eddy." I am not a determinist. Determinism is an attempt to blame God for everything. Its ultimate reasoning is that man has no choice for his behavior, that there are no currents, eddies, or backwashes. The reality is, however, that you and I choose to flow with and in the River, and which current, which eddy or backwash to avoid. "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus," is the command of the Godhead which will keep us in the center of the river.
"Who controls human events? I (the Lord Jesus Christ) do! I am the Lord. I was there at the beginning; I will be there at the end." It is true of history; it is true of current world events, and, it is true of our personal lives. Jesus was there at 11:56 on July 1, 1943. And glory of glories, Jesus, "will be there at the end."
Father, in Jesus' Name, what a great comfort, what peace to know that it is You, "Who controls human events[.]" Amen.
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If you would like to contribute to this Fall's Mission in DC, let me know.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
