HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div
My friends, brothers and sisters, it’s a big market. Increasing street violence. The political divide is widening and the people are in a panic. The question during these troubling times is this: Do we have a good pilot?
The resounding response of the Bible is yes!
- You are good, Lord. (Psalm 25:7)
- Good and upright is the Lord. (Psalm 25:8)
- You, Lord, are forgiving and good. (Psalm 86:5)
- God is good – good in skill and good in heart.
Most people suffer from small thoughts about God. In an effort to see Him as our friend, we have lost His immensity. In our desire to understand Him, we have sought to contain Him. The God of the Bible cannot be contained. He brought order out of chaos and created creation. With a word, He called Adam out of dust and Eve out of a bone. He consulted no committee. He sought no counsel. He has no peers.
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, – Isaiah 46:9
The greatest kings have surrendered their crowns. Alexander the Great is a mound of dust in a tomb. The king of England is called His Majesty, yet he must eat, bathe, and rest. The True Majesty, on the other hand, is never hungry. He never sleeps. He has never needed attention or assistance.
From the tiniest microbe to the mightiest mountain,
He sustains everything by the mighty power of His command. – Hebrews 1:3
He has authority over the world and…
He has authority over your world.
Your sleep patterns.
Your eating habits.
Your salary.
The traffic of your commute. Arthritis in your joints. God reigns over all these. He’s never surprised. He has never, ever uttered the phrase “How did that happen?”
God’s power is unsurpassed.
And His heart is unblemished.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. – James 1:17
He has no hidden agenda or selfish motive. He loves with good love and forgives with good forgiveness. Suitable as in “beautiful, best… bountiful.”
God’s goodness is a major headline in the Bible. I think I know why. If God were only mighty, we would salute Him. But since He is merciful and mighty, we can approach Him. No wonder the psalmist invited,
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, – Psalm 34:8
A glimpse of God’s goodness changes us.
God’s unrivalled goodness undergirds everything else we can say about prayer. If He is like us, only slightly stronger, then why pray? If He grows weary, then why pray? If He has limitations, questions, and hesitations, then you might as well pray to someone else.
However, if God is at once Father and Creator, holy – unlike us – and high above us, then we at any point are only a prayer away from help.
Do you remember the days when you had to sit with your parents and listen to the Bible story read, and I mean in total silence? Looking back to that time I would say the good old days. We need to get back to that position and wait to hear from God.
Father, my Daddy… The words come slowly at first. But you stay at it. You are good. Your heart is good. Your ways are right… The words stir you. Something within begins to awaken. The weather is bad, the economy is bad, but, God, you are awesome.
Don’t underestimate the power of this moment.
You just opened the door to God and welcomed truth to enter your heart. Faith sneaked in while despair was dozing.
Who knows, you might start to worship.
Father, You are good. Good enough to love me, care for me, and come for me. You are good! An arch of Your eyebrow, and a million angels will pivot and salute. Every throne is a footstool to yours. Every crown is papier-mâché to Yours. You have no questions, second thoughts, or backward glances. You consult no clock. You keep no calendar. You report to no one. You are good!
Is your world different because you prayed? In one sense, no. Wars still rage, traffic still clogs, and heartbreakers still roam the planet. But you are different. You have peace. You’ve spent time with the Pilot. And the Pilot is up to the task.
Prayer makes a big difference and it propels you through any storm, any situation. That does not mean you will not be bruised and broken. It does not mean that God will allow you to suffer. He is just a word from you and your deliverance.
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