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Sovereign Lord

Isaiah14:24-27
By J.D. Griffith

"Who ya gonna call?" That was a famous question in the Ghostbusters movie in the 1980’s. The question is relevant today. When troubles surround you. When people are angry with you. When sin is tempting you. When you feel trapped. Who are you going to call for help?

There is one answer for all these questions. We are a prayer away from having the most help—ever at our fingertips. And our Lord is not the world’s typical god. Our God is mighty; no other can match our God. He is the supreme authority over everything. He’s the ultimate teammate, coach, counselor. How comforting to have Him with us rather than against us?

He is supreme over sin and its consequences. He doesn’t cause sin to happen, but He does allow temptation to enter our lives. He gave us free will, so it’s up to us to choose how to respond. The best thing is, He retains all control, and weaves the consequences of our actions for His purposes, and our good. (Romans 8:28)

God could have, but didn’t create us to be robots. There is no glory for Him when we dutifully obey without thinking or considering options. He wants us to be over comers. That means we persevere through life’s challenges. We don’t change course, branching off into sinful ways. We trust Him to supply our needs. We obey His commands. He promises to lead us to victory.

Sometimes God allows our sin to run its course, sometimes He stops our action cold. It is always His plan to woo us back to Himself when we drift. We are a stubborn people, but even when He disciplines our wrong actions, He will always lead us back to Him. Back to repentance when we sin. God’s children don’t much like discipline, but Paul says in the Bible that we’re to be happy with our Father’s discipline. That means He loves us enough to correct us. He keeps us secure in His family.

The wisest choice is to fully obey God’s laws and commands. That way He doesn’t have to twist our sinful actions into His purpose, our best good. We won’t have to run a weary race down an ill-chosen path, or knock ourselves out slamming into brick walls. He delights in our choosing His way. It delights our Father to see us sidestep or overcome the minefields of the world.


Take Home Nugget

We would not like it if we were robots. When we make wise choices and decisions, our free will glorifies our Father. That’s why He gave us that freedom. But making bad choices can bind us to sin. Then we are not free.(Galatians 5:1).
Don’t let free will tempt you into disobedience. When we make mistakes, our sovereign Lord has power over our past, present and future. We can live confidently that nothing is beyond the reach of our Father’s grace. Now that’s security!