Good morning,
It
was just 70 some years ago that a man with a plan decided to start
changing the world with his great plan that had a very unexpected
outcome. I was just a little boy when his plan collapsed and it seemed
that the world was left in ruins and confusion. My distant relatives in
Europe wrote letters of pain and loss that made a deep impression on
me. Was God there? Did he care? Did God let things get out of hand?
What none of us knew at that time was that the deadly wars that washed
over the world would be the source of the most powerful missions
outreach this world has ever know. The battles took young men and women
believers to countries and continents that were hidden from view and
when they saw the overwhelming needs of the people they met they sensed
the call of God to reach out with the Good News of the Gospel. That
generation of called and chosen young people were involved in expanding
God’s love and hope to the very edges of civilization, and to this day
we are still seeing the results of their costly ministry to the lost and
dying peoples of our world.
Now it seems that we are
entering a new era of conflict and threats of nations to destroy the
little nation of Israel. Religious movements and power hungry nations
and leaders are openly declaring their commitments to bring God’s chosen
people and those who support them to total destruction. They are
boldly declaring to all the world that the time has come to end the
lives of this hated group of people. What they all absolutely refuse to
believe is that there is a God, the God of the Bible, who has created
this world and that he has filled it with beauty and creativity. They
despise the love and freedom he offers for the excitement of rebellion
and power that keeps calling them to greater despair and emptiness. They
can’t be still. They must be in control. But God’s truth is still
what will determine the outcome of every plan and is still available to
any who will listen to God’s loving voice. What the Psalmist wrote is
still true today. He wrote, “Be still, and know that I am God.” God
told us that in the end, He would be honored by every nation. He
pointed out that he is also the God of war. The God of the Bible leads
an army far larger and more powerful than any army that has ever marched
across the earth. If you fight him, He will win and his enemies will
lose. Not only that, If he decides to protect those he loves, he will
be a mighty fortress to those who come to him for safety. Dear Lord,
please help us to be still, to live by faith in your eternal power.
Thank you that you will never lose a battle you choose to win.
Psalm 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I
will be honored throughout the world.” 11 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies
is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress.
Roy Wisner
