Psalm 147:2-5

The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.
He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by name.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;
His understanding is infinite.

Isaiah 46:10

"Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure"

World events are not tangled, confused, or perplexing to God. “I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure.’” (Isaiah 46:9-10)

Jehovah’s power is apparent, from the least to the greatest, for God is in all and rules all. He guides the grain of dust in the March wind and the planets in their immeasurable pathways. He steers each drop of spray beaten back from the face of the rock. He leads the north star (Jeremiah 31:35). God is the dictator of destinies. He appoints both the ideas and the end. He is the King of kings (Revelation 19:16), ruling rulers and guiding counselors.

He is the same in the crash of battle or in the hush of peace. He is the same in famine or in the joy of an abundant harvest. He is Lord. He does according to His will, not only in heaven but among the inhabitants of this lower world.

The storm may rage, but all is well, for our Captain is the governor of storms. He who trod the waves of the Galilean lake is at the helm, and at His command winds and waves are quiet (Matthew 14:27).

Courage, dear friend. The Lord, the ever-merciful, has appointed every moment of sorrow and every pang of suffering. If He ordains the number ten, it can never rise to eleven, nor should you desire that it shrink to nine.

The Lord’s time is best. The span of your life is measured to a hair’s width. Restless soul, God ordains all, so let the Lord have His way.

-CH Spurgeon

COVID-19 Crisis Prayer - Pastor Mike

Today's Prayer
Psalm 67

Crisis Prayer Topic:   Return, O LORD! 

In Psalm 90, Moses cries out to the LORD on behalf of the people.  

“Return, O LORD!  How long?  And have compassion on Your servants.”  Psalm 90:13 

Pray that the LORD would bring an end to this season and restore the fellowship of the saints in opening the church doors for services.  Pray the LORD would have compassion on us, His servants.  Pray that He would continue to satisfy us with His mercy, new every morning.  Pray that we would rejoice and be glad all our days. 

Pray the LORD would make us glad commensurate to the days that we have been afflicted and have seen evil.  Pray that the work of the LORD would be seen and known and put to practice once again by the servants of the LORD.  Pray the LORD would receive all glory and honor in each aspect of His return to us. 

Pray for the beauty of the Lord our God to be upon us.  That HE would establish the work of His hands. 

“God be merciful to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, that Your Way may be known on earth, Your Salvation among the nations.  Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You” Psalm 67: 1-3