For my personal devotions, I have been reading from Charles Spurgeon’s devotional, Morning and Evening. Tuesday evening’s devotional struck me. Here is an excerpt:
“Remember this: had any other condition been better for you than the one in which you are, divine love would have put you there. You are placed by God in the most suitable circumstances, and if you had the choosing of your lot, you would soon cry, ‘Lord, choose my inheritance for me, for by my self-will, I am pierced through with many sorrows.’”1
In these few words, Spurgeon has made a profound statement about God’s sovereignty and our place in life. Some may call it fate, but “fate” ignores the fact that our creator is actively involved in our lives. As David reflected, he proclaimed, “...All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. (Psalm 139:16 NIV)” Both David and Spurgeon have acknowledged God’s ordering of our days. Have we acknowledged the same?
God allows us to walk through both joys and sorrows. God also allows us to make choices, for which we are responsible. Nonetheless, it is all allowed by God, and he sees it all.
What a great thing it is to rest in the assurance that God is in control. Though the times may be rough, we know that God is there and knows all about our circumstances. Sometimes those circumstances are for our learning and growth. Sometimes God uses them to work out His eternal plan. Though we might like to know the detail, we often don’t. In the mean time, we press on and press forward as, 'In him we live and move and have our being' (Acts 17:28).
In His grip,
Pastor Decker
1 Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening, ed. By David Otis Fuller, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1948.
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