God’s provision and sovereignty is phenomenal isn’t it? As Daniel declares:-
All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as He pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back His hand or say to Him: "What have you done?"
God can do as He pleases. It pleased the Lord to protect Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus. He called them to hide in Egypt while Herod raged against the Lord and against His anointed one. While Herod sought to annihilate all children, all possible future heirs to the throne, God was working powerfully in the background.
Often in today’s world we see the likes of Herod raging against the Lord and His anointed one. We see anti-Jesus sentiment everywhere. Entire nations have been committed to removing, purging their land of Christians. Lobby groups have been set up in our own land to remove Christian influence (namely prayer and the Word) from public places, from schools and from parliament. Other groups seek to annihilate what they call narrow minded Christian fundamentalism. They want the freedom to kill their undelivered children, the freedom to exploit women as sexual beings and the freedom to indulge in unbiblical relationships. They shake their angry fist at God and attack Him by attacking the body of Christ on earth.
And quietly, yet so powerfully God is working in the back ground. Each and every day, more people turn to Christ in repentance and faith. Once hard hearted, fist shakers are bending the knee now, wilfully and joyfully, at the Lordship of Christ. Churches are sending out mission teams and aid to support the persecuted Christians across the world. The harmony of prayer rises up like incense before the Lord. The gospel is spreading out across the globe. Each and every day miracle stories of God’s providence and sovereignty are rising up to declare His praises.
Prayer:-
- Pray that God will use you powerfully to witness to Christ this Christmas season. Pray for opportunities and open doors for you to speak of Jesus. Ask God to put you in situations where you can speak of Jesus. Pray this too for your fellow Christians in your congregation.
- Pray that the Richards in New Zealand will have opportunity to make disciples over this Christmas season. Pray that God will open many doors of preaching for them and that they would proclaim the message fearlessly as they should.
Think of the non Christians in your life at present. Pray that God would grant each one salvation through faith in Christ.
Pray for each one by name every day this week.
Invite them to church early this week and pray that God would call them to come along.
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