I sat down to have time with God this morning and my mind was jumping. People and events ran through my mind. This was impactful, conforming, and foundational in getting up to start the day even though those events in my mind were real and out of my control.
Thinking through the outcome of events and challenges in life, the reality of disasterous and deforming news can hit hard. No droubt that it does but then it is gone in a flash. There is hope in this quick change in circumstance. Being situationally aware could potentially result in worry and unrest but God has another path. In Luke 10:18, the Bible records that Satan fell from Heaven like a lightning flash. Think about lightning for, example.
A big rainstorm kicks up, maybe as you're watching from the car window or the back door of your house. Maybe you're fascinated by the sudden streaks of lightning, hearing the sky booming with thunder. Ther's somthing both eerie and lovely about it. You can love it and hate it all at the same time.
There is always a chance one of those lightning strikes can crack open a tall tree or knock the power out momentarily, here's just the truth of it: Once that split-second spark of electrical energy has touched ground, it's done all the damage it can do. Show's over. All the rain and the fireworks will eventually move on, and God's peace and order will come out on top. Again.
Jesus said He "watched Satan fall from heaven like a lightning flash." Yes, a flash whose power has fizzled. Don't think for a minute that your God and your enemy are equal in some cons mic contest between the forces of good and evil, where the ultimate outcome is always in doubt. No.
Satan roars, but God reigns. End of story. Of every story.
God always knows what is around the next corner.
"For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings." Psalm 63:3-4 (NIV)
*Content rendered from Centrikids, Unseen, Ephesians 6:19, Devotion Guide (2016). Week 3: Day 2
Thinking through the outcome of events and challenges in life, the reality of disasterous and deforming news can hit hard. No droubt that it does but then it is gone in a flash. There is hope in this quick change in circumstance. Being situationally aware could potentially result in worry and unrest but God has another path. In Luke 10:18, the Bible records that Satan fell from Heaven like a lightning flash. Think about lightning for, example.
A big rainstorm kicks up, maybe as you're watching from the car window or the back door of your house. Maybe you're fascinated by the sudden streaks of lightning, hearing the sky booming with thunder. Ther's somthing both eerie and lovely about it. You can love it and hate it all at the same time.
There is always a chance one of those lightning strikes can crack open a tall tree or knock the power out momentarily, here's just the truth of it: Once that split-second spark of electrical energy has touched ground, it's done all the damage it can do. Show's over. All the rain and the fireworks will eventually move on, and God's peace and order will come out on top. Again.
Jesus said He "watched Satan fall from heaven like a lightning flash." Yes, a flash whose power has fizzled. Don't think for a minute that your God and your enemy are equal in some cons mic contest between the forces of good and evil, where the ultimate outcome is always in doubt. No.
Satan roars, but God reigns. End of story. Of every story.
God always knows what is around the next corner.
"For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings." Psalm 63:3-4 (NIV)
*Content rendered from Centrikids, Unseen, Ephesians 6:19, Devotion Guide (2016). Week 3: Day 2
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