You
Are Sovereign Here
“And
we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good,
for those who are called according to His purpose... if God is for us,
who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but
gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give
us all things?”
Romans
8:28-32
I find it so encouraging to know that God has ensured my salvation in
every way. That it is He who created me, who "sought me and
bought me with His redeeming blood." It is He who drew my
heart and overwhelmed my hostility to Him and my utter inability to
choose Him. It is He who is continually sanctifying me and
doing whatever it takes to ensure that I look more and more like Jesus.
I love the words "all things" in this passage. How it
literally means that God will use anything at his disposal, which is
absolutely all things, to make us more like Jesus (which is
our good). Whether that's blessing or suffering, prosperity
or calamity, joy or pain, all things are used for our good.
God is sovereign over all of it.
The word sovereign simply means that there is no higher
authority. There is no outside force that is causing God to
act a certain way. He is the ultimate authority. So
in everything, whether good or bad, He is acting authoritatively for
our good.
I was serving on staff at a church in Houston and I wrote this song
literally days before Hurricane Ike hit us. God had in mind
calamity for a city in order to draw us to Him and make us more like
Him. Right around the same time, the economy collapsed and so
many people just lost everything; years of savings and pensions and
retirements and homes. And yet in the midst of all this, we
were singing, "God we trust you - You are sovereign in this
situation."
What are you going through right now that you need to be reassured that
God is sovereign? Are you trusting in His ultimate saving,
sustaining power? Do you believe that He, as our Father,
truly does love you, and is using this for your good? Because
the word is clear, he is.
Rest in His sovereignty and trust in Him. Place your hope in
Him, for with Him is all hope and life and everything.
You
can make the rain
fall on me
Or fly away
You can make the sun shine on me
Or hide for days
You can make the wind cool my face
Or tear apart this place
Doesn’t mean You’re far away
Oooooooooooh, I trust in You, I trust in You
You are sovereign Here
Oooooooooooh, I hope in You, I hope in You
You are sovereign Here
You can make the seas calm or rage
And both to praise Your name
You can make the skies fall with flames
To show Your glory
You can break my heart to bring me joy
You can take it all to make me more like You
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