Matthew 8:34 -- "... and when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region."
WOW! Can you imagine seeing the holy Son of God and immediately asking Him to leave? Word had most likely spread from nearby regions to their area of His miracles and healings, yet they asked Him to leave. Don't we as believers ask Jesus to leave certain areas of our lives when we try to take the reins of control back? He is the Creator Lord of heaven yet we try to control our lives and our futures. Hmmmm, crazy idea huh? He knows the very infinitesimal millisecond that everything will happen in our lives but still we try to control Him. In essence what we are doing is robbing ourselves of blessings that He may have in store for us. What areas immediately sneak into your mind as you read this? Birth control, lack of faith... etc? He is the Lord and His name shall be exalted.
"If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!" Matthew 7:11
Or as I was reading today, John 1:1-3. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being."
ReplyDeleteThat being said. Christ was there when God created everything and everything has come into existence THROUGH Him. Therefore, He is Lord over all. Everything that has been created for His glory and He has ultimate domain and authority. So really, it's not our call what is to be done in our lives. Especially those that have been called into the family of God. We have been created to bring Him glory, so why wouldn't we as believers want to give Him control?