God's Plan

For the LORD spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. But the LORD of hosts, him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.” (Isaiah 8:11-15 ESV). God has a plan! God is in control! God is on His throne and He is not surprised by recent acts of terrorism. He can work through this violence, like He has all the other incidents, to achieve His Sovereign will. Trust Him and see the good He is about to do! I know the world is scary right now. I heard one of my clients say recently, “I’m not ready to die. I want to get a little older, get married, and have a family.” I understood exactly what he was saying. I want to see some things yet to happen in my life too. I don’t know what the future holds, no one does. But as has been said, I know who holds the future! My God does not waiver because of tragedies in His life. He makes them fit! I don’t know how. I don’t know when. I don’t know to what extent I will be involved in those plans, but I know He works them for good. I know that fact for two reasons. One, I know it because that is what He told us in His Word. He “works all things for good”. Two, I know it because I have seen it come true over and over in my life. Just when I thought things couldn’t get worse, they did! And, still God produced an abundant crop through the trials in my life. If you are afraid in this world you need to stop! God intends us to live in peace. Not that the world around us is peaceful, but that those who know the Son are free indeed, and in Him we find peace. Like the calm in the midst of a storm, so are we in the midst of godless days. We are secure because the God who calls us is secure. We are safe because we are in His hands. Do you believe that today? Shouldn’t that be our comfort?