The mind of God. ( Isaiah 55 v 8 - 9 )

It was Oliver Cromwell who said,'Seek to know what the mind of God is in all that chain of Providence',I think that it is important,and sometimes we can,the prophets could because it was revealed to them by God.They had special revelation,because they were special,in that they were prophets,but how often people ,sincere people, have declared what they felt, was the mind of God,and have got it wrong. I have often heard of people who have declared to certain individuals,a word from God,as regards their circumstances,and they most definitely, got it wrong.What can we say as regards the mind of God in the circumstances that the world is facing with the coronavirus ?.In a lot of peoples minds it is just another natural happening, but as a child of God,I believe that God is sovereign.  Romans 11 v  33- 34 ,reads, 'Oh the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God. How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out. Who has known the mind of the Lord?' Only to those to whom He reveals it.

Why not look up. ( Isaiah 45 v 22 )

We have been considering Psalm 121 ,a prayer,to God,do you pray? , well the writer of the Psalm did,he lifted up his eyes in faith to God who is the creator of all things. I believe when I get to heaven I will be amazed how God preserved me from many dangers, I also believed God hears and answers prayer,and as one who is not only my Creator but my Saviour,in the person of Jesus,and if you do not know Him,I urge you to trust Him. Consider as we look out on this world,we have many   reasons to despair,as we look in at self  ,how fragile we are, how weak we are,yes how sinful we are,why not look up,to the only one who can save us,keep us and bring us to Glory,through His Son Jesus Christ.

Why? ( Psalm 121 )

Continuing looking at Psalm 121, as you read this short Psalm you begin to understand why the writer asked that question,'where does my help come from', he is  afraid of the dangers in life ,what were they?. Verse three commences by saying 'He will not let your foot slip',what does that mean? Well life is full of many dangers ,it is so easy to fall morally,so easy to fall spiritually, The next thing that he speaks of the natural forces of nature v 6,we are becoming more aware of the dangers of nature,the sun can do us a lot of good but it also can do us a lot of harm.the next dangers, v 7, reads about all evil ,and the preserving  of his soul , Spurgeon writes 'It includes everything and excludes nothing'.Lastly in v 8 , he mentions his going out and his coming in. So that's a brief summary of  why he asked the question,' where does my help come from?',and the answer is God the maker of heaven and earth.

Help ( Acts 17 v 28 )

We consider yesterday the opening words of Psalm 121  I lift up my eyes to the mountains, where does my help come from? what is your answer?here is the answer the writer of this Psalm gives,'My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.' Look out on the world today, it is a world that has not only forgotten God, but denies His position as  creator,and yet our very lives depends on Him,for in Him we live and move and have our being.Have you asked yourself, what is the life force,where does it come from,?,the answer is God,can you think of any other answer.If God withdrew His power from this world everything would cease to be,everything.He is not only the maker of heaven and earth,he sustains it,as the little song says ,'He has the whole world in His hands' '.

Help . ( Psalm 121 )

A favourite Psalm of many is 121,it just has 8 verses, it begins, 'I will lift up my  eyes to the mountains,where does my help come from? I wonder how you would answer that question?you may not have a clue.A great ocean liner was built in the city where I was born,it was an example of mankind's progress,and we are all familiar with what someone said about it,''even God could not sink her''.We all know now what happened to the supposedly unsinkable ship,it sunk with the loss of many lives. Hitler beguiled a nation with his words,and boasted that the Third Reich would last a thousand years, he had raised up a massive military machine. It did seem that he was unstoppable ,yet we know what came of that forecast. The world is in a turmoil  , where is our help going to come from?.science? surely they have all the answers?,remember the Titanic.

It is all about Jesus. ( Acts 16 v 31 )

I heard a preacher quoting a well known saying,'Time is a great leveller',the question is, what does it mean?.It appears to means, that we all , in spite of our social status,wealth,power, nationality,will end up equally dead. Yet in another way I would say that death will not mean the same for all of us, God's word makes it very clear,that there will be a great separation, ( Matthew 25 v 31 ff / Revelation 20 v 11 ff). Those who have trusted Jesus and those who have not, in reading Matthew 25 it may appear that your good works save you, they don't, Ephesians 2 v 9,clearly tells us that we are not saved by our works, works are a vital evidence that we are Christians, Ephesians 2 v 10, we are saved unto good works, not by them James 2 v 20. It is the work of Christ that saves us, His righteousness ,His death,and his resurrection,it is all about Jesus. Those who try to add to this will find themselves separated, from God,just like those who deny God,and reject Christ.

A higher power (Psalm 91)

We find in the Psalms so much to instruct us encourage us and to bless us,so I would encourage you to read them. My mind turned Psalm 91 written possible by Moses.I pick out two verses to think upon v 3 / v 6, in these two verses we have the word pestilence used,it indicates that it was written on the occasion of some wasting disease afflicting Israel. Consider the times the Psalm was written,a time when no medical cure was to be found,consider the times we live in,as we are discovering, that there is no cure for the coronavirus ,yes there is nothing new under the sun. So many people are fearful,understandably so. Who knows that many may be praying ,it is said that their no atheists in foxholes,meaning that in times of stress or fear, people will in hope and look to a higher power.Well as a Christian I believe in higher power ,God, why not call upon Him.