Is God in control?
Posted: Friday, July 09, 2010
by Swapna Nanda
When we look at the chaos in our life, sickness, problems and difficulties, we often doubt God’s power over situation. We think that He is not in control.
God works through the natural order and expects our responsible action.
God gives natural gifts and talents to us so that we will use it willingly for God’s glory to accomplish His will in and through our lives. God gave Esther the natural beauty and enabled her to be noticed by the king so that she went into the place. Later God used her position as Queen to save her people. In response, Esther was obedient to her uncles’ advice, and she was bold enough to approach the King in spite of the danger for her life. She took a risk
When Queen Esther decided to go to the King, there was a problem. Esther 4: 11. Any one going to the king without invitation would be put to death. Then in Esther 5:1-3 the situation has changed. The King was not angry but accepted Esther into his court. That was a miracle because it was beyond the natural law. How did this happen? In between Esther 4:11 and Esther 5:1-3, something else has taken place. Esther 4:15-16- the Jews along with Esther and her maids have spent time in fasting. Though the word prayer is not mentioned but fasting implies that it was accompanied by fervent prayers for God to intervene. And so we see that God in His sovereignty breaks through the natural order in answer to our prayer. But when we pray we need to also remember that praying is our duty but it is up to God to answer our prayers.
God works through providence to establish His purpose against all odds. So we need to persevere.
When God wants to accomplish something, He can even work through all odds and impossibilities and works through providence to accomplish His purpose.
That night when Haman had come with the conspiracy of hanging Mordicai, God did not give sleep to the king. He was reminded about the pending reward that Mordicai was supposed to receive And instructed Haman to carry out the order. Thus we see that God can work through providence. What may seem like a chance or coincidence are all the works of the hand of God. Therefore, knowing that our God is a good God who is the master of impossibilities, we as human beings should persevere in good what is right and good. Galatians 6:9
God is wise and God is Sovereign
When we forget that the wise God is in control of our lives, we tend to doubt Him, fear sets in and with fear comes depression and bitterness. And with fear and distrust we lose perspective. So based on these understanding about who God is, we need to have the right perspective about life and always realize that God is indeed in control.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Amen, He sure is in control. Nice article.
I like what you say about natural order and responsible action.
Good article Swapna, thanks for sharing.
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