April 13, 2024 … He’s In Control …

April 13, 2024 …  He’s In Control  …      

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Christy Lane singing … He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands …  Poignantly singing of how God is in control of EVERYTHING.    

EVERYTHING is in His hands ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Genesis 1:2 [NLT] …  

2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.             

… God’s Spirit prepared to bring order from the chaos before creation at the word of God.                                        

Highlight Passage (in context): … Genesis 1:1-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Moses writes of God speaking the world into creation.                                      

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Reference Passage: …  Psalms 37:23 [NLT] …   

23 The Lord directs the steps of the godly.   He delights in every detail of their lives.  

… King David sings of God ordering and controlling the steps of His faithful and chosen followers.     

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 45:18  [NLT]  … 

18  For the Lord is God, and He created the heavens and earth and put everything in place.  He made the world to be lived in, not to be a place of empty chaos.   “I am the Lord,” he says,“and there is no other.…

… God, thru the Prophet Isaiah, promises His control of everything 

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 14:33, 40 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK  … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches fellow Christians about them (us) following God’s control of the order of all things.  

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:28  [NLT]  …  

28  And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.…

… Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians that EVERYTHING is under His control for HIS purposes. 

Reference Passage: … Colossians 1:15-17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK  … 

… The Apostle Paul also teaches fellow Christians about God being in control of ALL creation. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread  Author, Tom Felton -  AT THIS LINK -  Writes about Seth, a desperate young man who attempted to end his own life, not seeing any purpose in life.  But later, after Seth survived that suicide attempt, a friend helped him to see that the God of the Bible is in control and gives purpose to all His faithful followers.      

And I’m stopping here today to pray that all reading here with me have come to realize that our Lord is in control of EVERYTHING in the lives of believers who have surrendered to follow The Messiah, … our Creator God, … Who loves and shares His creation with ALL who would follow Him.  And, … believing in what is shared by the linked song and Scriptures above, I’m one of those followers.  How about you?                                    

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for leading all of us, who follow Your ways, Lord.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me today, … to put ourselves in Your loving hands, Lord.      … Amen

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