What, me worry?

What a troublesome set of events that are taking place and we are watching on our TVs as they are unfolding half a world away in Egypt. Newscasters are asking, "what if this and what about that?" There seems to be a great uneasiness in peoples' minds. Yet, I say, "What, me worry? Absolutely not!

Something impressed me this morning as I was reading in God's Word, in the book of Exodus, that the story portrayed was not about Moses and/or the children of Israel. In fact, the whole story as it unfolds is all about God, the great I AM! To say that Exodus is about Moses would be like saying that building a house is about a "hammer." Rather, it is about the one holding the hammer and in this case, its all about God!

Now, with the events unfolding in Egypt right now, I also thought how God is orchestrating all that is taking place for His glory. The hammer is in His hand. Just as God placed the Egyptians in the time of Moses in a state of turmoil, so I can see the hand of God working again. However, we must remember that there is "nothing" that takes place in all the world - especially the Middle East - for which God is not in control.

For all those who are called Christian and who indeed are followers of Jesus Christ, there is NO need to worry! In fact, the Bible tells us that we are loved by God with an everlasting love and no matter what might occur in the world around us, we are told by the Apostle Paul, "I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39)

If I am so loved by the God of the universe, then again, I say, "I'm not worried ... in fact I'm anticipating God's next move!" WOW!

Keep looking up,
Gene

PS - Another thought: I also was thinking about the power of God and began to sing a song fashioned after Jeremiah 32:17. It reads: "Ah Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You!" Our God indeed is a great and mighty God.