Where Else Can I Go?

I don't have a whole lot of thoughts on this topic, but quite recently God has been revealing to me the power of His presence.

"Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast." --Psalm 139:7-10

Tanya and I are reading through Jonah right now...a story that I thought I had down pat...but isn't it marvelous how the Lord reveals new things every time we commit ourselves to reading His Word? (it's repetitive from the last post, I know...please accept my apologies.) This time, God was showing me that even though Jonah fled from the Lord, He was still in control and was not surprised by Jonah's actions...even though it would have been much easier on everyone if Jonah had just agreed to go to Ninevah in the first place, God's purposes were still eventually fulfilled. What a lesson for us...the stubborn and selfish people that we are...that if we just do what God asks us to do the first time without questioning or doubting His authority, we can be much more fruitful with the time we save.

"'Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone--while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?'" --Job 38:4-7

Talk about putting things in perspective. Wow. How can we ever make light of the Lord's sovereignty? We, the creation, are nothing compared with the glorious splendor of the Lord God Almighty, the Creator. So when God tells us to do something, not only would it save time and energy if we just obeyed, but we should just trust Him because He is God!

I need you Jesus

To come to my rescue

Where else can I go?

There's no other name

By which I am saved

Capture me with grace

I will follow you.

No one compares to our God. No one. Got that? He is above all and in all and through all. With that being said, who can know better than Him? No one. So follow Him...no matter where He leads. He will stretch you farther than you ever wanted to be stretched, but you will grow more and more in Him so that He can use you for bigger things that you've ever dreamed for yourself. He alone can rescue, He alone can save.