JADDOG

My heart keeps beating even though I can’t control it.
My lungs keep breathing I admit I don’t know how.
Bring the flood or bring the fire in this lifetime
I’m ready for the altar or the plough
There are always days when I don’t feel like singing
There are always days when I don’t care at all
But I know the King of All Creation reigns completely
Over every moment great and small

Long Live the King, Aaron Shust

I was on the treadmill tonight listening to Aaron Shust and training for my triathlon reflecting on the evening. Quite an emotional night. Today my wife had accompanied my sister to the doctor for a consult for a surgical procedure she’ll receive this Thursday. When my wife returned home we were discussing the pre-surgical consult they attended and the “slim to none” complications came up in the conversation. Somewhere in the discussion the likelihood (or rather not so likelihood) of their occurrence got lost. After losing my Mom to MS November of 2007 it was a hard pill to swallow entertaining the “worst case” complications that could occur this Thursday and the conversion started to close with me pretty shook up and upset. I think imagining my sister with a breathing tube while she will be under escalated my impression of the procedure and really threw me for a loop.

The song quoted above reminded me of God’s Sovereignty and comforted me in knowing that the outcome of the surgery and likelihood of complications is in the hands of God. His will is ordained for His Glory and without our trust resting solely in that truth we selfishly attempt to take control of a situation we ultimately have no control over. 2 songs later I was singing along with these lyrics:

Separated from night, You spoke and then there was light, They point to You
Divided water from land, Bowing to Your command, They point to You
The sun that’s blazing at noon, And every phase of the moon, They point to You.
A baby’s cry and the way, A sunset closes the day, They point to You.

Create Again, Aaron Shust

Another simple truth struck me. Months (maybe a year or so ago? haha) we had studied Romans 1. Versus 19 and 20 teach us that God’s creation displays his “eternal power and divine nature” through his creation. All and any of his creations. From rocks to babies. It goes on from there to teach us that this display is enough for us to know that He exists and is to be worshiped. No excuses. This truth is a foundation that we’ve referenced throughout our study of Romans. Last night I finished Chapter 3 in John Stott’s Basic Christianity. In Chapter 1 he starts the book out by quoting these two versus and declares this truth.

I don’t know that I started this post with a particular point to make. I just was just reflecting on sovereignty and creation.

Aaron Shust
Whispered and Shouted
© 2007 Bridge Building Music, Inc. / White Spot Publishing

This entry was posted on Monday, January 26th, 2009 at 10:24 pm and is filed under Depending on Grace.