SONG: Oh my. How very personal this week’s edition of Scripture and a Song is to me. Natalie Grant’s King of the World is a reminder that God’s ways are higher than ours and that our understanding is so limited. We (I) sometimes minimize Him, forgetting that He created everything and is sovereign over all things. I have a terrible habit of snatching things back from God after I have “surrendered” them to Him. When things in my life feel out of control, I try like mad in my own strength to correct them. If I can’t, I worry about them. How foolish. He is good, He is God and He is above all things. I need to rest and remember that the great I Am knows me, sees me, and loves me.
SCRIPTURE: There are many scriptures on the sovereignty of God, but 2 Chronicles 20:6 connects well to this week’s song:
“O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven?
You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations.
In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you.”
I know that I only spin my wheels when I attempt to operate in self-sufficiency. For a while, it may work, giving me the false impression that I can do it all on my own. As a result, I forget how big my God is. I try to pull Him down to my level so “we can see eye to eye” as the song says. There were several things that I was fretting about this week because there was nothing I could do about them. I was living by emotion instead of the reality of who God is. Then, unexpectedly, one of my worries became cause for praise because God had provided an answer to my prayer. I had forgotten He is King of the World. So, I asked for forgiveness for being of “little faith”. Now I am looking forward with renewed focus that He is able and has a plan, even when I can’t see it. He is faithful to forgive.
PRAYER: God forgive me for forgetting how big You are. I am sorry that I sometimes live in fear and doubt because my gaze shifts from You to my circumstances. I know You love me. I know You have good plans for my life, and I pray You would draw me closer and that my focus on You would be sharper than ever. Thank You for Your grace, mercy, provision and love. You are God of all and I trust You as I place my life in Your able hands. In Jesus’ name, AMEN.
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