Here’s a passage to ponder today:
Psalm 24:1-2.
“The earth is the LORD’s,
and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;
for he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the waters.”
David begins Psalm 24 with the staggering truth that God is both Owner and Creator of everything and everyone.
In light of those verses, here are a couple of questions to answer:
1) What effect does this truth have on you today?
2) What difference has it made in your life?
Here are my thoughts, along with additional instruction from God’s infallible Word.
The simple fact that God made planet Earth is mind-blowing. And what the Old Testament ascribes to God the Father, the New Testament credits to God the Son:
“All things were made through him (Jesus), and without him (Jesus) was not anything made that has been made.”
John 1:3
“For by him (Jesus) all things were created, in heaven and on earth”
Colossians 1:16
“But of the Son he says . . . You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands”
Hebrews 1:8, 10
What a thought! Take a look around today. The sky and the clouds, the mountains and the valleys — Jesus Christ made it all. Everything in creation is the work of his hands.
And he made me and you, too.
“Your hands have made and fashioned me”
Psalm 119:73
“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made”
Psalm 139:13-14
Since God made everything and everyone, that means he made me and he owns me. I am not my own. I belong to him. And therefore, I am not the master of my fate and the captain of my soul. Jesus is.
This idea is radically different from what I believed as a young person, when I embraced the mantra, “If it is to be, it’s up to me.” Is there any truth to that statement? In one sense, sure. I make decisions every day. I select what clothes to wear and what food to eat, along with thousands of other choices – choices for which I will be held accountable on Judgment Day when I will give account “for every careless word”(Matthew 12:36).
But ultimately, who is in control of my life? I do this and I do that. Meanwhile, what is my Creator doing, while I’m doing what I’m doing?
According to Romans 8:28, he is doing what only he can do: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Today, I will do many things — some sinful, and by God’s grace, some good. And if my main goal is to love God with all that I am and my primary objective is to glorify him through what I say, do, and think, he is at work for my good. That is incredible! That is breathtaking! It staggers my imagination and brings me to my knees.
I thank you, Jesus, that my life is in your hands. Thank you, Jesus, for being my Creator, my Owner, and my good Shepherd. Thank you for having strong hands, the hands of omnipotence.
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.” (John 10:27-28)
I thank you, Jesus, that no one can take me out of your hands. You got my back. The same hands that created the universe and were nailed to the cross are holding me up and carrying me all the way to glory.
How do you answer the two questions above? You are welcome to leave your comments below.
Before you go to sleep tonight, why not offer a prayer of praise and thanksgiving to God for being the Owner and Creator of all? Pour out your heart to him in worship and adoration!
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