Daily Devotional

Part of the counsel of Psalm 100 is: Focus not on the problems, but on the Solution; focus not on the questions, but on the Answer.
God is still God. Despite what happens in the economy, despite how unfairly we are treated by others, regardless of which political party occupies the White House or the State House or the Congress, we can know that everything will be all right because God is still in control.
Often, when we’ve done our best, we seem far removed from where we want to be. Often, we miss the mark, while others seem to prevail with little effort. But, even though we may not understand, God is still in control. David reminds us of God’s constant companionship: “If I go up to the heavens, You are there. If I lie down in the deepest parts of the earth, You are also there. Suppose I were to rise with the sun in the east and then cross over to the west where it sinks into the ocean. Your hand is always there to guide me. Your right hand holds me close (Psalm 139:8-12).”
We are children of the King. The world defines us in a myriad of ways—sociologically, psychologically, economically, biologically, culturally, racially, sexually, geographically, politically, etc. But when we turn to the Word of God, we discover not only who we are, but Whose we are. We are heirs of salvation, purchased by God; we’re born of God’s Spirit and washed in Christ’s blood. And when we know Whose we are—that we’re precious in God’s sight—we can know that God is still in control.
We must let the Lord lead us. The psalmist says that, “We are God’s people. We are the sheep belonging to God’s flock.” If we are the sheep of God’s pasture, then that means that, “The Lord is our Shepherd; and we shall not want. The Shepherd causes us to lie down in green pastures. The Shepherd leads us beside still waters. The Shepherd restores our souls.”
God is still in control. Focus not on the problems, but on the Solution; focus not on the questions, but on the Answer.

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