GOD AND ORDER

This past Tuesday, Janette and I got a fresh appreciation for an orderly and well-run program by seeing the opposite. Our boys are playing baseball in Kingston again this year, and we went to a coaches meeting hoping that things would be well organized by now, but we found that they were not. 

When it came to getting our equipment, we both thought it would be a matter of picking up a couple of bags each and making sure everything we needed was in them. It was a rude surprise to discover that the equipment was in chaos. Even worse, some of the equipment that we used last year was not even there. Instead of grabbing our bags and being ready to go, we had to sort through totes of equipment and scrounge for what we needed. In the end, we were able to assemble the necessary gear for our teams, but we are still amazed how much of a mess it was.

That makes me all the more thankful that God is a God of order. When He created this world, He didn’t just make wild guesses about how things should be formed or how they would hold together. After each day of creation, we’re told that “God saw that it was good.” And, after the creation was completed, He declared it “very good.” Sadly, by Adam and Eve’s disobedience, sin was introduced to the human race, and the goodness and order of creation was “subjected to futility” and is “in bondage to corruption” (Romans 8:20-22). But, still, God maintains order in the universe: 

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. (Colossians 1:15-17 ESV—emphasis mine)

 Even in the midst of chaos and struggle, that Truth provides great security, doesn’t it? As the old chorus goes, “He’s got the whole world in His hands …” While scientist may keep looking for the Higgs boson, or so-called “god particle,” we know that it is God, Himself who holds all things together. Even while Satan wreaks havoc, God maintains order … in the universe and in each of our lives. So, even when it feels like your life is in chaos, remember, God is still in control! 

 In His grip, 

 Pastor Decker