This topic is just bombarding me from all sides right now. Perhaps it is because today is the anniversary of my brother’s death four months ago. Perhaps it is because I’m seriously praying our kids through various needs they have right now, and as a parent, that is my duty. Perhaps, actually for sure, it is because I am working on my soon-to-be-born granddaughter’s busy book, where I’ll try to pass on wisdom and ideas for her new life, but…..
Today is the day to worship in our churches, to pray for our nation, to plead with our Lord for mercy, and to worship the sovereign Lord who alone can bring us peace. With David of old, I feel as he did in Psalm 55: “Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me. I said, ‘Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest–I would flee far away and stay…..
We could say, “Things are really looking grim; the government is shut down; bills are mounting; what good can come from all this wrangling?; there are rumors of war and discord; how can I plan for my future?; what other shoe will drop?; bad things always come in three’s; is there no hope?”
Or, we could say: I am not in charge here, nor is any other man.
I choose to believe that God is sovereign, that He is at…..