The Astonishing Wisdom And Power Of GOD In Sustaining And Governing ALL Of HIS Creation

Col 1:17  And He Is Before All Things, And By Him All Things Consist.

It is a Glorious Truth that God not only Created All Things, but that He also Governs and Sustains them. Scripture assures us that He Upholds All things moment by moment. 

His hand has never once lifted from the universe that He brought into being. The same voice that Spoke the worlds into existence, still Commands the rising of the sun, the falling of the rain, and the beating of every heart.

Nothing is random. Nothing is left to chance. The entire cosmos is Maintained and Upheld by the Power and Wisdom of GOD.

How staggering is His power!

He does not merely uphold the visible things, but also the unseen: the bonds between atoms, and the orbits of galaxies. 

If God were to withdraw His Sustaining Power for a moment, the universe would dissolve in an instant!

Every breath we take, every step we walk--is Upheld by the Power of Almighty GOD.

Yet this is not a cold or mechanical support--it is governed by His wisdom. The Lord reigns with care, and purpose, and perfect understanding.

He Rules over the affairs of men, the Paths of nations, the timing of seasons.

He opens His hand and Satisfies the Needs of every living thing. 

He is not only Infinite In Power, but Flawless In Judgment. His Governance is Never hasty, Never unjust, and Never in error.

For the believer, this Truth brings deep comfort. We are not at the mercy of chance or chaos.

The One who Numbers the stars, also Numbers our days. He who Upholds His universe, also upholds His people.

Even in trials and storms--His Hand is Steady, and His Purpose is good. What He Governs, He Governs well. What He Sustains, He Sustains Perfectly.

Let us marvel today at the All-Wise, All-Powerful GOD who sits enthroned over His creation. He Rules it with might, and Sustains it with mercy.

Let us stand in awe of the One who not only Creates but Sustains; not only Commands but Cares.

And let us Fall on our Knees Before Him, Confessing that we are but dust, and yet Exalting Him who Rules Over All with Perfect Wisdom, Limitless Power, and Never-Failing Love.

Psa 145:15  The eyes of All Wait Upon Thee; and thou Givest them their meat in due season. Psa 145:16  Thou Openest thine hand, and Satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

~Various Puritan Authors

A Breath, A Shadow, A Mist!

James 4:14  Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

Time is but the Narrow Porch to Eternity. 

Life is...a Candle soon extinguished, a Flower soon withered, a Dream soon ended.

The LORD calls us Not to presume on tomorrow, but to Live this fleeting day in the fear of God, and in Preparation for the Eternal world to come.

Man is Born to Die. His cradle rocks upon the brink of the grave. His pulse beats a funeral march to the tomb.

Job 14:1  Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.  He comes up like the grass in the morning, but before the evening he is cut down and withers.

The world lives in a delusion. 

They build Babels of Ambition, dig cisterns that hold No water, and Heap Up treasures for time--though Eternity hastens toward them like a Rushing flood. 

1Co 7:31  And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world Passeth Away.  

Yet who lays it to heart?

David prayed, Psa 39:4  LORD, make me to know mine end, and the Measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how Frail I am. 

The Godly wisely Weigh time in the scales of Eternity, and number their days as steps toward the day of judgment.

Oh, how Uncertain is our Last Hour On Earth! 

Youth is no shield against God's Summons to death.

Strength Cannot barter with the grave.

Riches are No ransom.

A thousand may fall at your side in a moment. 

You Do Not Know What A Day May Bring Forth.

Lost sinner, what will you do when Your Hour comes? The clock of mercy now ticks--soon it will cease. 

2Co 6:2  (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, Now is the Accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

Tomorrow is the devil's day-Today is GODS Day.

Thanks be to God, there is One who Conquered death!

Though we are Vapors-He Is the Rock of Ages.

Though we are grass-His Word Endures Forever.

Though we fade as a shadow-His mercy is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who fear Him! Psalm 103:17

Therefore, Believer, Do Not Spend Your Fleeting Days upon Passing Vanities. 

Live As A Stranger And Pilgrim Upon Earth. 

Set Your Affection On Things Above. 

Lay Up Treasure In Heaven. 

Live Each Hour As Though It Were Your Last-For Soon It Will Be.

Psa 90:12  So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Eternal GOD, Teach Me To Number My Days Wisely, That I May Not Squander My Brief Span Upon Dust And Wind. 

Let Me Live As One Ever Ready To Die. 

Fix my eyes upon Jesus, who is My Hope.

So Teach us to Number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 

Make me diligent in duty, fervent in spirit, watchful in prayer, and weaned from this present evil world. 

Prepare me, O Lord, for that last hour--when time shall be no more. Amen. 

~Various Puritan Authors