God at Work!

“Listen carefully, I have created the smith who blows on the fire of coals And who produces a weapon for its purpose; And I have created the destroyer to inflict ruin. “No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; And every tongue that rises against you in judgment you will condemn. This [peace, righteousness, security, and triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord , And this is their vindication from Me,” says the Lord.ISAIAH 54:16‭-‬17 AMP

The world has its fears and they are called by different names. All the phobias are linked to the fear of something, ranging from heights to water and so on. The devil has the world firmly in its grip and everyone who is subject to the world's dictates would also be subject to the devil's manipulations.

Today's extract seeks to draw our attention to a fundamental fact: God is the One who is truly in control of the whole universe. The devil also seeks to destroy, but his activities and influence has already been tempered by whatever limitations God has placed. Remember Job? The devil could touch anything, but he could not touch Job's life.  That's power personified.

When trouble and tribulations come, and you fear for your life, read today's extract again. Anyone or anything created answers to the Creator. Everything created has a purpose, assignment and limitation. It does not matter what the created wants to do; as long as the Creator does not approve, nothing will happen. The smith knows what he wants to achieve and has an idea of a weapon in mind. He then sets out the materials to use. He forges the weapon, while the one who will use it, the destroyer, would pick it up and apply. Unfortunately, in all of this planning, the Creator's counsel is not sought. 

The Creator simply says: let them forge weapons, let them arm warriors, as long as they all answer to me, nothing can happen without my consent. And before you go all out claiming this, recall the end of today's extract, and the people who qualify for this: the servants of the Lord.  Have you surrendered control to the Lord and owner of your life?  Are you still struggling for identity, unsure of who you are or who you belong to? Remember, anyone can quote Psalm 23, the psalm of the Shepherd. It would only be true for all who truly know the Shepherd of that psalm. Where do you stand? His time of favour is here.