Daily Devotion

July 20, 2006

Psalms 103:19 The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.

Looking at the increasing freak weather events, the insanity of escalating wars, the plague of rampant urban crime, and mounting seismologic instability, the conditions of the earth today could be described with these words from the second verse of the first chapter in the Bible book of Genesis: the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: confusion. The consolation of every human being on the globe is that The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. He will some day soon come to the earth, separate the light from the darkness and bring order out of the confusion of six thousand years of man’s rule (Genesis 1). By the sovereignty of His own spirit, He will to calm the ‘sea’ of religious, political and natural instability (Mathew 8:26) and establish His loving rule over all of mankind (Revelations 19:15).

Our personal lives can also feel like a tangled mass of confusion, and this consolation offered us concerning the world of tomorrow can be very small for many of us when it comes to the hope needed to overcome today’s problems. The good news is that the Lord reigns also in the lives and hearts of His subjects. He does not force Himself on us, but He reigns as a loving ruler who endeavors to win the loyalty of His people.

As we watch our ships returned with broken sails; as we hopelessly stare at the tangled mess of our own plans; as we ponder upon the confusion of our personal lives, let us honestly (Luke 8:15) in spirit and in truth (John 4:23), look to the One who reigns over us all and yield, surrender our hearts to Him. He will separate the light form the darkness, the truth from the lies, the chaff from the wheat, the true hope from the false dream.

1Co 15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

Proverbs 6:16-19 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Patrick Lumbroso
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