God Is In Control

God Is In Control "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." John 12:46 Have you ever thought just how little lack of control you have in the world around you. You have no control over the wind, the clouds, the air that you breathe, you can't make it rain, you can't make the sun shine, you can't make the birds sing, you can't make the grass grow, you can't put a rainbow in the sky or control any of the things that God has created. Even though many scientists claim that God didn't create the universe, that everything evolved from who knows what, they have no control over anything either, they can't create anything. The amazing thing is that we can't survive without any of these things, yet neither can we control them using our bare hands. As I think about all God's creations are we guilty of "trying to control God in our lives much the same way". Every time we think we have God figured out He shows up in a new way. When we think we have second guessed Him, He shows us something new we didn't even know was possible. He is particularly good at this with scientists that think they have found out things, like how big the universe is, or how or if, the big bang theory happened. There are people that think they can gain His favor by what they do or don't do. There is a reason why there are all these things that we can't control. Maybe what God is trying to tell us is that though we can't live without them, the only way we can have them is if we just receive them and are happy to let them be who and what they are without trying to control them or manipulate them. We need to understand that there is only one God, who loved us enough to give His son to die for us, and give us the opportunity to have an eternal life. We only need to accept His gift of salvation and depend on Him for all our needs. Our God is in control of all things. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Seven June 17