"Man, who is born of woman, Is short-live and full
of turmoil. . . Since his day are determined, The
number of his months is with thee, And his limits
Thou hast set so that he cannot pass.
Job 14 : 1, 5
Job's words tell us that the decreed will of God is
running its course precisely as arranged by our
great God. This aspect of the will of God is not
something that we can anticipate ahead of time,
we can only know it after it has happened.
There are occasions when we are suprised by
His decreed will. . . like when we get the results
back from our physical exam and the MRI
reveals a tumor we had no idea was there. Or
when a thirty- seven- year-old wife smiles across
the upper table and inform her forty-five-year-
old husband, "We're going to have another baby."
And their youngest is in high school! Or when
the stock market plunges in one day to a ten-year,
record-setting low.
It may feels to many that the One who made
us is too far removed to concern himself with
such tiny details of life on this old globe. But
that is not the case. His mysterious plan is
"running its course" right on schedule, exactly as
He decreed it.
This world is not out of control, spinning
wildly through space. Nor are earth's inhabitants
at the mercy of some blind, random fate. When
God created the world and set the star in space,
He also established the course of this world and
His plan for humanity.
Not all believe this obviously, To some, this
teaching is disturbing and distasteful. And so they
go searching for other gods.
some month ago the guy pulled out a well-
worn, thick paperback called All the Religious
of the World, As he read, I thought to myself, I
wish I could take him by the hand and introduce
him to the God who is the Lord of All and over
all---the Once who satisfies as none of there
Religious of the world will ever do I tried,
unsuccessfully.
The apostle Paul address this very issue when
he preached in Athens. The city was filled with
idols, for the ancient Athenians had a cast of
multiple-thousands when it came to gods and
goddesses. They had even erected a monument
"To an Unknown God." Then in a masterful
stroke of homiletic genius, Paul said, in effect,
"Allow me to introduce you to Him, this God
you have missed." (Acts 17:16-34).
There is only one God, and He is responsible
for the sovereignly decreed plan over this earth.
God's Word provide all the light we will ever
need in our Journey through this life. It's "a lamp
to our feet and to our path (Psalm 119:105)." It
bring light to our darkened minds.
of turmoil. . . Since his day are determined, The
number of his months is with thee, And his limits
Thou hast set so that he cannot pass.
Job 14 : 1, 5
Job's words tell us that the decreed will of God is
running its course precisely as arranged by our
great God. This aspect of the will of God is not
something that we can anticipate ahead of time,
we can only know it after it has happened.
There are occasions when we are suprised by
His decreed will. . . like when we get the results
back from our physical exam and the MRI
reveals a tumor we had no idea was there. Or
when a thirty- seven- year-old wife smiles across
the upper table and inform her forty-five-year-
old husband, "We're going to have another baby."
And their youngest is in high school! Or when
the stock market plunges in one day to a ten-year,
record-setting low.
It may feels to many that the One who made
us is too far removed to concern himself with
such tiny details of life on this old globe. But
that is not the case. His mysterious plan is
"running its course" right on schedule, exactly as
He decreed it.
This world is not out of control, spinning
wildly through space. Nor are earth's inhabitants
at the mercy of some blind, random fate. When
God created the world and set the star in space,
He also established the course of this world and
His plan for humanity.
Not all believe this obviously, To some, this
teaching is disturbing and distasteful. And so they
go searching for other gods.
some month ago the guy pulled out a well-
worn, thick paperback called All the Religious
of the World, As he read, I thought to myself, I
wish I could take him by the hand and introduce
him to the God who is the Lord of All and over
all---the Once who satisfies as none of there
Religious of the world will ever do I tried,
unsuccessfully.
The apostle Paul address this very issue when
he preached in Athens. The city was filled with
idols, for the ancient Athenians had a cast of
multiple-thousands when it came to gods and
goddesses. They had even erected a monument
"To an Unknown God." Then in a masterful
stroke of homiletic genius, Paul said, in effect,
"Allow me to introduce you to Him, this God
you have missed." (Acts 17:16-34).
There is only one God, and He is responsible
for the sovereignly decreed plan over this earth.
God's Word provide all the light we will ever
need in our Journey through this life. It's "a lamp
to our feet and to our path (Psalm 119:105)." It
bring light to our darkened minds.
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