Nature Not Suprising!

O Lord , You are my God; I will exalt You, I will praise and give thanks to Your name; For You have done miraculous things, Plans formed long, long ago, [fulfilled] with perfect faithfulness. ISAIAH 25:1 AMP

First, who do you recognise as Lord? There is a difference between what you say and what you do. Many men will claim submission to God but their daily lives reflect the opposite. Surrendering to Lordship is an acknowledgement of your own weakness and helplessness and an admission that God alone is the One who can help. If you do not have that, then maybe today's extract will not make sense to you.

You can only praise, thank and worship a God who you recognize and have surrendered to. It doesn't matter what you do on the outward, pretending to know God. You are dealing with a God of absolute knowledge. How would it be possible for a man of hide the true nature and motives of his heart from the One who created him? When I have surrendered all, even when I do not fully understand what he's doing,  I trust him. Even when the present is bleak, I trust he is working something out.

I see at the end for today's extract a fundamental lesson: this God cannot be surprised, because everything that happens to me is a product of his careful and eternal planning. Check out the stories of creation and men of old: God's hand is evident all through. I can relax and trust God that he knows what he is doing. I can trust his silence and know he is working out that which is best for me. In the face of trials, tribulations and even loss, I can praise God for who he is. His power, might and purpose are all bigger and better than anything the world can throw at me. His time of favour is here.