October 8, 2010: Just what does the Bible teach about God's Activity in our lives?

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October 8: Just what does the Bible teach about God's Activity in our lives?

John 1:1-5 (NIV)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was with God in the beginning.
3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

Colossians 1:15-17 (NIV)
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.
17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Go take a good look in the mirror> What do you see? Do you see a work of art that surpasses the Mona Lisa? Do you see a design that surpasses any design team ever put together? Do you see the second wonder of the world?

If you don't see this then you need to have your eyes checked. You are the product of the omnipotent Sovereign God who carefully crafted your body to be just so. When you woke up this morning you had all one hundred trillion cells agree with each other that they would move in symphony together so you could get out of bed.

Well maybe some of them struck a minor chord, but nonetheless your body got out of bed and made its way to work or whatever else you decided to do. What you pulled off this morning was nothing short of miraculous. Tell me anyone else who can get even one million individuals to agree to work together to accomplish a task.

So how is it that your body accomplished this task this morning? Did you give every one of your cells a pep talk about cooperation? Did you teach them the power of positive thinking so that they would agree to work together? How is it that each one of your specific individually active cells paid attention so that your body actually got out of bed?

The Sovereign Creator who put your body together in your mother's womb directed each and every cell to work together so you would get out of bed. He was present at the cellular level in your body causing all cells to work together for your good.

Paul says it this way, "He is before all things and in him all things hold together."

Think of it God is intricately involved in your life keeping your cells together, working for your good even now. He knows how to put things together and how to keep things together so why not take a moment and trust him to hold your life together right now. You may be on the edge of giving up because you do not see how you can hold your life together one more moment. Take a moment and give your life into the hands of your Creator. Tell him you need him to take over once more.

Perhaps God has allowed you to take charge of your life and now you see that you can no longer do that. That is as it should be he has designed your life so that it works best when He is in charge, not you. So cast your cares on him once more and see what he will do with them.


Trusting My Creator to hold me together,


Pastor Phil

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