How often does God do things out of the ordinary just to prove to us that it is He who is in control, not us? This morning I was reading Jeremiah and in Jeremiah 34 the Lord tells the king of Israel that Babylon is going to level Jerusalem, and the king will be captured. Now in ancient warfare (and even modern warfare), when the enemy king is captured, he is killed lest he be given the chance to regroup and mount a counter-offensive. However, the Lord tells the Zedekiah (the king) that he will not be killed, but will die in peace in Babylon. Why put that in there? Why mention that? I think it is because God goes out of His way to make sure everyone knows who is really in control. For when we lose our confidence in ourselves and our ability to control things, then we run to Him. Take the earthquakes from the past few days. Nothing speaks to our inability to control things like terra firma (the solid earth) shaking underneath our feet. Run to the One who is in control, rest in Him and His ability to bring about His desires.
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