Perspective [Devotional]

Devotions ChopChop ^ | February 20, 2009 | Dave Miller (tenger)

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The Lord is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens. Psalm 113:4

I love putting things into perspective especially after I've had a frantic day at work. We all have those days; some obviously more often than others. Then I get home and read about the news in the world; it's enough to make me want to close myself from the world and hope they cancel tomorrow (or next month) completely.

Perspective.

You see, God is in control. I say it often enough in this space, probably more to remind me than to remind you. When you get a chance, go outside on any cloudless night and look up. That's when we begin to see the absurdity of someone saying that God really doesn't exist or if he does, he's not really in control. Galaxies upon galaxies, and they're finding new universes daily. And there's no God?

Right, absurd.

More to the point, God is in control of your world too, as ludicrous as it might sound at the moment when the kids are screaming like crazed lunatics and the dog decides to chase the mailman while you're on a conference call with an important client.

This too will pass and God will still be in control.

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Very early this morning I received a question from a Mongolian believer friend of mine. "Can God heal a broken car?" was the email question.

Without knowing my friend, you just know that there is a story (and depth) in that question. Please pray for my friend's broken car. Obviously we don't know the extent of the brokenness but I do know his heart. I'll let him know that others are praying.