God is In Control

[Christsfreeservant]

“O come, let us sing for joy to the Lord,​

Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.​

Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving,​

Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.​

For the Lord is a great God​

And a great King above all gods,​

In whose hand are the depths of the earth,​

The peaks of the mountains are His also.​

The sea is His, for it was He who made it,​

And His hands formed the dry land.” (Psalm 95:1-5 NASB1995)​

As I read this passage of Scripture this morning, what immediately came to mind is what is in our news here daily in the USA. For reading our news each day is like following a big soap opera on television. And by “soap opera” I mean that it is drama, drama, drama, with little real substance. The stories told are meant to stir our emotions and to get us upset or afraid or angry, and they are also intended as distractions from the real stories behind them. And what is really going on is far worse than what is often being portrayed.

We are definitely living in the last days before the return of Christ, and the evidence is all over the place. These are very confusing and troubled times in which we now live. The beast is rising and is taking over nations, and a New World Order is being formed before our eyes. And the gospel message in the USA has largely been altered and diluted to appease human flesh, and the church has largely been turned into marketplaces to be marketed to the people of the world and to entertain them and to blend in with the world.

There is not much of a difference between the church and the world anymore, for so much of what is called “church” has partnered with the world in an unholy union and they are now marketing the church to the world, both of which God forbids that we do. And so God is calling his worldly church to come out of the world, and to come out of these unholy unions so that he will receive them, and they will be his, and so they will not be punished along with the rest of Babylon, the harlot who deceives.

[Matthew 21:12-13; John 2:13-17; Acts 5:27-32; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Philippians 3:18-19; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22; Revelation 18:1-5]

And what put all this in my mind this morning was reading that the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods, in whose hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountains and the sea and the dry land are all his, and they are all under his control. In other words, there are no kings on this earth who can do what they do unless God allows it, for a time, and for a purpose. The Bible told us these days would come, and they are now upon us, but to what extent yet or the timing of which only God knows for sure.

But the other part of this is that we are not to be afraid of what is coming, for we were told ahead of time that these days would come, and God is still sovereign over all he created. And if we are his, by genuine biblical faith in Jesus Christ, he will carry us through whatever is about to come upon us, as a people, and as the nations of the world. We should be wholly aware that at any moment our world could come crashing down upon us, for that is what is being planned, and it is what the Bible said would come. But don’t fear!

Instead, we are to sing for joy to the Lord, and we are to shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. We are to come before His presence with thanksgiving, and we should shout joyfully to Him with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs unto the Lord. And we are to remember that God is God, and he is above all that is called “gods,” and he has all things in his hands, under his control. And no matter what comes our way, or when, if we are followers of Christ, walking in his ways, God will carry us through to the death.

But Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

Gospel:[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

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God is In Control
An Original Work / August 31, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love