God is Sovereign
Over the past few weeks God has really been reminding me of His sovereignty. As I'm reading Scripture, the same theme has been in my mind: "He holds it all."
We went to Vintage 21 Church in Raleigh, and we heard about sovereignty and providence. In simplicity: (1) God is sovereign: He is all-powerful, and He does whatever He wants to do in our lives whenever He wants to do it (and nothing can stop Him), and (2) God provides: He is graceful and gives us what we need (and sometimes even more).
Yesterday, we went to another Church (Church of the Apostles in Raleigh) and we heard about the Kingdom of God. Again, we were reminded that God is sovereign.
Mark 4:26-29 - The Parable of the Growing Seed
He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain--first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come."
Our job is to sow the seed. God grows the seed.
We can have peace in our lives, not because of what is happening (the circumstances), but because God is in control. Nothing can happen that is outside of God's control. If God is for us, who can be against us? If God provides for even a sparrow, will He not care for us, His sons and daughters?
Here's a great song that goes with this post:
We went to Vintage 21 Church in Raleigh, and we heard about sovereignty and providence. In simplicity: (1) God is sovereign: He is all-powerful, and He does whatever He wants to do in our lives whenever He wants to do it (and nothing can stop Him), and (2) God provides: He is graceful and gives us what we need (and sometimes even more).
Yesterday, we went to another Church (Church of the Apostles in Raleigh) and we heard about the Kingdom of God. Again, we were reminded that God is sovereign.
Mark 4:26-29 - The Parable of the Growing Seed
He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain--first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come."
Our job is to sow the seed. God grows the seed.
We can have peace in our lives, not because of what is happening (the circumstances), but because God is in control. Nothing can happen that is outside of God's control. If God is for us, who can be against us? If God provides for even a sparrow, will He not care for us, His sons and daughters?
Here's the application for me: God will work out perfect timing in our lives. "If" and "when" we move to France is in His hands. We still have to do our part, but we don't have to worry about it.
"You Hold it All" - Desperation Band
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Hey Jordan & Kate,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post... Our experience in France goes in the same way of your article : God is in control !
We'll have a meeting on sunday afternoon with the Niles and the Charrier to pray especially for the next step of the project. We prayed for you last sunday during Annecy service
In Him,
Thierry