“My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand.” Jo10.29
When I was a child I was taught the simple prayer: “God is great, God is good.” Jesus assures us not only that God is great, but God is greater than all. In light of the recent events across the nation, one might ask, “Where is God in all of this? Well, it is good to remind our hearts that God is in the same place He was when Christ was beaten and put to death. God is on His throne. Where else could He be? And, though we may not see it, we are assured that He is working His good in all things for those who love Him and who are called according to His purposes.
Humans are not little terrorist, running around out of control blowing up His creation while He sits frustrated and unable to stop the carnage. The many stories in Scripture explain to us that God permits men to do evil, but never outside the counsel of His own will. One passage in particular, highlights this great truth. We read that when the disciples where undergoing intense persecution, they prayed these astounding words, "For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.” Not only does God permit men to commit evil, His greatness over all things means that He is able to use even our atrocities to accomplish His great good. He has done so in Christ, He continues to do so this very day.
We are told that when the terrorist flew the planes into the World Trade Center Towers, they were shouting, “God is great.“ These men undoubtedly know this now, though in a way they did not anticipate. What they intended as evil, God is using for good. God is greater than all and nothing can snatch us from His hands. "Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, And His greatness is unsearchable." Ps.145.3 4/21/07 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
