Indeed,
the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The
darkness and the light are both alike to You. Psalm 139:12
We do live in troubling and turbulent times. The majority of us will concede the facts when the nightly news chooses to report them. While there are a slight percentage who say things are good, and some say never better, they fiddle as Rome burns.
Jesus said
we would have dark and troubling times. In our finite bodies it’s sometimes difficult
to fully grasp the abilities of the Spiritual attributes (characteristics and
qualities) of God, including His ultimate power and authority. All deeds done
in darkness, or secret, are to Him as fully illuminated as sunlight.
One of the
greatest questions we all have wondered is if God is ultimate in power and
authority why doesn’t He just wave His hand and make it all perfect? There are
many answers to that, but mine is “I don’t know why He’s chosen to do it this
way. We can ask Him when we see Him.” And I’m sure 99.9% of us will.
It may seem
like the chaos in the world is hidden from His eyes, but He sees it all. Jesus
said of turbulent times, “Don’t allow your hearts to be troubled,” and, “I have
told you, that in Me you might have peace, in the world you will have
tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world,” (John 14:1,
16:33).
He exists
from eternity to eternity, and He knows the end from the beginning (Psalm 90:2,
Isaiah 46:9-10). He is still seated on the throne and in complete control. He
will put an end to the suffering Satan has brought upon the human race.
David is here
speaking metaphorically. God doesn’t need light to know what’s happening. He
has existed from eternity past and has always known what would be happening,
now and forever. He is El Roi, the all-seeing God and the restrainer of mankind’s
evil deeds.
A.W. Tozer,
one of the greatest Christian thinkers of the twentieth century said, “While it
looks like things are out of control, behind the scenes there is a God who
hasn’t surrendered His authority.” He sees Rome ablaze, yet no one, or thing,
has or can, push Him off His throne. He is in complete control and says He is
the God who sees it all and He is making it right. See what He means?
Ken
