Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Effective prayer”
Our Bible verse for today: “The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty; The Lord is robed, enveloped in strength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.” Psalm 93:1 (HCSB)
Our thought for today: “God is in control”
During those times when we do stop to think about the importance of praying effectively, it’s usually because we’re faced with some pressing need or dire set of circumstances. It’s when times are tough that we’re moved to hunker down and really pray hard, and that’s also when we most desperately want our prayers to be effective.
In such times it’s natural to feel overwhelmed by events and so that’s when we need to remind ourselves of the great truth David so emphatically stated in Psalm 93:1, “The Lord reigns!”
To “reign” means to rule and to exercise sovereign control; it is to command and dominate – and that describes God. He is in absolute and total control over everything in the universe, and that includes the circumstances of our lives. That was David’s point in Psalm 93:1.
In the rest of the Psalm he paints a picture of how, not only do the worst events of the world not diminish God, they actually lift Him up. The illustration David used is that of floods and pounding waves and mighty breakers of the sea, and he affirms that God is greater than it all. His reference to the forces of nature is simply an allusion to the problems of life and his point is that God reigns supreme over all of it.
Therefore, rather than allowing circumstances to shake him (even really bad circumstances) David instead chose to lift his eyes to God. He reminded himself that God is in firm control over all of creation, and that includes the circumstances of his life.
It also includes the circumstances of your life.
Whatever it is you’re facing today I encourage you to remember that God reigns supreme over all of it. Go to Him in prayer. Affirm you confidence in His Sovereignty. Then simply trust that He is in control.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 