"But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases."
This is a great verse on the sovereignty of God--the doctrine that the Lord does what He wants to, and that He is not beholden to anyone. But it dawned on me today that, if we were totally honest, we would have to admit that we do not always like the things the sovereign God allows to happen. After all, there are a lot of "negatives" out there.
What is the sincere churchman to do about this? Good question. We are to trust that the Maker of all things, and the Redeemer of His elect understands and directs *all* things according to a great plan of His, (that He alone can and does comprehend). We are to believe that He has His church's best interests in mind always--and that what He does ultimately forwards our good and His glory.
[Puritan quote of the day: "You have heaven while you are on earth when you have a contented spirit; yea, in some regards it is better than heaven." --Jeremiah Burroughs, in "The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment"]
