Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 135:6, where we read these words:
"Whatever the LORD pleases He does, in heaven and in earth, In the seas and in all deep places."The truth of this verse (above) cuts both ways, from our experiential point of view. At once, we are glad that our God is strong, and that He is sovereign. But, on the other hand, some of the things He allows to happen do not always please us, (and they even go counter to our explicit and fervent prayers).
But, in the end, we realize that we are better off trusting the Lord in all situa-tions; and that leaving the governance of the church and the world in *His* holy hands is the only way to go. God knows all things—and that, with per-fection. He knows what will most benefit Christ's church. Let us love and praise our King, The One who does *all* things well.
[Puritan quote of the day: "There are two sorts of wicked persons in the world: one sort count it their heaven and happiness to domineer over others. . . . The other sort will sell their liberty, their reason, and everything for even a poor thing, so they may get anything that they value in the world.” —Richard Sibbes, in, "Glorious Freedom"]
