Lord Of All
The Lord owns the world and everything in it the - heavens, even the highest heavens, are His. Deuteronomy 10:14 (NCV)
Recently, God used a Sunday morning class to help me re-focus and realize I needed to stop spinning my wheels. I have had some neat opportunities and experiences in the last few months, but they have required extra time, energy and emotion. It is almost embarrassing to admit to being so busy but not being able to say exactly what I have been doing.
When I read this verse, I kept reading it over and over again. I simply cannot fathom the words - everything in it. Everywhere I look, everything I see, anything I cannot see belongs to Him. Haggai 2:8 says the silver is His and the gold is His. Psalm 50:10-12 tells us every beast of the forest is His and the cattle on a thousand hills. He knows all the birds of the mountains, and the wild beasts of the field are His. These truths make me wonder why I become so consumed with the day to day events, with the cares of my family, the problems I cannot solve, and the feeling of never accomplishing the entire objective. At times, I feel insincere and think my activities are insignificant and pointless.
When God is not Lord of all in my life, in our lives, it is because we have accumulated other things to blind our view of Him. Sin creeps into our lives so easily, and little by little we become distracted, dull in our walk and we find ourselves out of focus and spinning our wheels, never really accomplishing what we set out to do. Joy is gone, and monotony and misery take its place. God has us here for a reason. Everything we encounter daily is valid, and we have the opportunity to recognize the value of it. Do we see God in everything?
My new focus is this: As I meet the challenges and realities of each day, I will bring with me the realization and wonder of the truths in these verses. When I speak to my family, when I prepare a meal and do laundry, as I undertake the events of the day, I want to remember everything belongs to my Lord. I desire to keep Him in the forefront of my daily routine. When things go wrong I must remember God is not surprised by the circumstance.
Life has meaning when we see and do things through the eyes of God. Joy oozes out when our tasks are completed with Him as our ambition. It brings new excitement when we remember everything we say, touch, hear, feel, and smell belongs to Him. The marvel that He is Lord of all gives new energy and yearning for more of Him.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Psalm 51:10-12 ... Be Lord of all in my life!
Janet Stutzman
Recently, God used a Sunday morning class to help me re-focus and realize I needed to stop spinning my wheels. I have had some neat opportunities and experiences in the last few months, but they have required extra time, energy and emotion. It is almost embarrassing to admit to being so busy but not being able to say exactly what I have been doing.
When I read this verse, I kept reading it over and over again. I simply cannot fathom the words - everything in it. Everywhere I look, everything I see, anything I cannot see belongs to Him. Haggai 2:8 says the silver is His and the gold is His. Psalm 50:10-12 tells us every beast of the forest is His and the cattle on a thousand hills. He knows all the birds of the mountains, and the wild beasts of the field are His. These truths make me wonder why I become so consumed with the day to day events, with the cares of my family, the problems I cannot solve, and the feeling of never accomplishing the entire objective. At times, I feel insincere and think my activities are insignificant and pointless.
When God is not Lord of all in my life, in our lives, it is because we have accumulated other things to blind our view of Him. Sin creeps into our lives so easily, and little by little we become distracted, dull in our walk and we find ourselves out of focus and spinning our wheels, never really accomplishing what we set out to do. Joy is gone, and monotony and misery take its place. God has us here for a reason. Everything we encounter daily is valid, and we have the opportunity to recognize the value of it. Do we see God in everything?
My new focus is this: As I meet the challenges and realities of each day, I will bring with me the realization and wonder of the truths in these verses. When I speak to my family, when I prepare a meal and do laundry, as I undertake the events of the day, I want to remember everything belongs to my Lord. I desire to keep Him in the forefront of my daily routine. When things go wrong I must remember God is not surprised by the circumstance.
Life has meaning when we see and do things through the eyes of God. Joy oozes out when our tasks are completed with Him as our ambition. It brings new excitement when we remember everything we say, touch, hear, feel, and smell belongs to Him. The marvel that He is Lord of all gives new energy and yearning for more of Him.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Psalm 51:10-12 ... Be Lord of all in my life!
Janet Stutzman
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