This is Pastor Daniel Stevenson. I'm director of the Southside Life Station and pastor of New Heights Fellowship Baptist Church of East Toledo.
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Today's verse, Psalms 33 verse 9. It says,
For he spoke and it was done. He commanded and it stood fast.
Creation is the original amazing work of God. Denying that God created everything is not even the original act of rebellion.
In present day, it seems few who believe in his existence would separate it from his act of creation.
Everybody sees God as the creator God. If they believe in God, the real God, the true God.
More, many more rebel against him like the devil, knowing God exists and created.
They believe, yeah, he's there and I believe he created everything.
But they question God's goodness. So they go their own way, do their own thing, go after what they want outside God's moral law.
That's all it takes to be eternally bound to hell. But of course, it is also to be utterly and completely wrong.
If Jesus were to come again, when he comes again and he asks people to come with him, if you don't believe that God is good,
if you don't believe that what he has in store for you is good, why would you go? Why would you get in a van with an axe murderer?
Why would you chase after a rabid dog that might bite you?
No, if you don't believe that God is good, then it makes perfect sense that you're not following him.
But if you do believe and understand that God is good, then you know that you should follow him every moment of every day.
And when he comes, be ready to go with him where he will take you to the place that he has prepared for you.
God spoke and it was done. He commanded and it stood fast. Our God is good.
I know you might be going through some difficulties, but know that God loves you and he's going to work it out for your good in the end.
Love him and be called according to your purpose and you can claim that promise from Romans 8.
God bless you as you endure whatever it is that you're going through today, hopefully encouraged. Amen.