God is in control

Today I read Jeremiah 9:1-11:12 and 1 Timothy 5:17-6:12. My favorite verses are:

Jeremiah 10:13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

These two verses have no relation to each other as far as I can see. The verse in Jeremiah just reminded me of the weather yesterday. We had thunder and lightning and rain—“a multitude of waters”—and wind! I am tired of the rain, and I have told God that I am. But I am so thankful that I serve the God who is in control of the rain. And I can be thankful that we have the rain as long as God thinks that is what is best for us. We can’t see the big picture like He can; so if he thinks we need more rain, I bow to His will. I like that the wind comes out of God’s treasures even though sometimes I don’t feel like it is a treasure. But I remember as a child sometimes when the wind would blow, especially on a warm summer day, we would go out and run with our arms spread wide and play in the wind. I can see that wind as being from God’s treasures. And there are lots of people in the world; thankfully, they are not all like me. Different people like different things. If God just did everything to please me, there would be a lot of unhappy people in His world. Thank You, Lord, for doing what is best for all of your creation in Your wisdom and love.

The verse from 1 Timothy reminds us of our duty as children of God. We are not playing a game; we are in a battle with evil powers. By faith, we can “fight the good fight”. We have laid hold on eternal life when we received salvation. Now we must live what we profess before those who are watching our lives—witnesses of what God has done for us. By being obedient to God’s calling, we may have a part in leading many others to lay hold on eternal life. Our God is a powerful God; our God is a good God. Let Him be God.