Chicago. Wow.
We arrived last night for a moms and daughters trip, and this is our first visit to the Windy City. And let me just say, based on the drive from the airport and the walk to a late evening dinner, "Wow" about covers it. Broad boulevards, beautiful buildings, wide glittering river...not to mention priceless daughters and moms with whom to enjoy it all! All good gifts come from Your hand, so thank You, thank You, Father, for allowing us to be here!
But here's my very short, very limited point for this early morning before exploring the city: praise God that He is here. He is in Raleigh. He is in eastern North Carolina where folks struggle to recover from hurricane Matthew. He is in Aleppo...and Paris...and Dubai...and Detroit..and Addis Ababa.
Abraham Kuyper says "There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!" Amen!
Sovereign over elections and politicians. Sovereign over hurricanes and earthquakes. Sovereign over every person and every place. Sovereign over our fondest hopes and our greatest fears.
And so, as we begin this new day in this new place with new friends, Father, we thank You that You are here, and You are back home with those we love so dearly. You are with those struggling to recover from pain and loss, and You are with those worried about simply making it through the day. You are with those in some kind of storm..with those about to enter a storm...and those thankfully exiting the storm. You are with us in our rejoicing and celebration...and with us, often even more dearly and intimately, in our weeping and sorrows.
You, our Sovereign King, are with us no matter what. No matter where. No matter who. We praise You and thank You, our Rock and our Redeemer. Remind us of Your powerful presence, Your unconquerable love, and Your supreme-over-ALL-things sovereignty in the days ahead. As the world grows darker, preserve us from despair--which is a sin--and discouragement. You are still--and always and forever will be-on the throne of the universe. No election, no storm, no sickness, no failure, no nothing, nothing, nothing will ever change that one iota. You are God and there is none other.
With You and in You there is always hope, joy, peace, grace, strength, forgiveness, love, and ultimate glory. In You we have all that now, but even more especially in the glorious future You have prepared for those who love You. "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." (Rom.8:28) Those aren't just familiar words on a page...they are Your God-breathed out, supernaturally powerful words of eternal and unconquerable Truth.
Yes, "There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!" Amen, Lord, amen. To You, Almighty God of heaven and earth, be all the glory.
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