God is in Control

I was reading the end of Psalm 9 where it says, "Arise, O Lord, do not let man prevail.  Let the nations be judged in your sight.  Put them in fear, O Lord, that the nations may know themselves to be but men."

Sometimes we become concerned about the state of our world, the state of our nation, the direction that our society is taking.  But when we read what God tells us in His Word, we see that He is in control.  We may feel out of control....like, we can't control the condition of our environment.  We may know that we are usually too small to change the direction of our nation.  But God is still in control.

Psalms is full of instruction about the power of God and the fact that He has dominion.  Psalm 22:28 says, "For the kingdom is the Lord's, and He rules over the nations."

And Proverbs 21:1, "The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes."

So if God is in control, what are we to do?  Romans 13:1 gives us clear instruction: "Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities.  For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.  Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.  For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil.  Do you want to be  unafraid of the authority?  Do what is good , and you will have praise from the same."

Of course God knows that authorities and nations can be evil.  But God is still in control...and He expects us to be obedient as long as we are not violating what God wants from us.

And we can always remember that "All things work together for good to those who love God..."  (Romans 8:28).

Thanks for reading.  Feel the love......