Another year has come and gone, and we are well into a brand new one. I have not been overly excited about ushering in 2013. The world around us is more and more becoming a scary place. The country we love is divided...there are great chasms between the ideologies, values, priorities, and opinions of our citizens. Sin is blatant, rampant, and barbaric. Satan is no longer subtle -- he has no reason to be. He is having a field day. Our leaders take away our rights on a daily basis, speak lies and deception, and corruption is everywhere, especially in high places. It can be discouraging. It can be downright depressing.
But more significant than the ugliness in today's world is the truth that God is in control. He is not wringing His Holy, nail-scarred Hands, nor pacing the Halls of Heaven trying to think of a solution. No, He is never-changing, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. He is the Great I AM. Every bit of what is happening in our world today is part of His Divine Plan, spelled out in His Word, the Bible. So how should we respond to the decaying world around us? What are we to do?
We are to trust Him, serve Him, and live in such a way that others wish to know what motivates and inspires us. Our God is busy at work in the classroom of my heart! I have much to learn this year. How about you? Come, let's sit at the Master's feet, as he directs our paths!
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