I GOT UP AND LEFT AND WENT TO BED, I could not take watching anymore of the pictures of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. I could not bear to listen to anymore of the stories. I was consumed by my inability to do anything. Add to that the 100’s who lost their lives by being caught in the human stampede in Baghdad and I am overwhelmed!
But, God is not!
Wars! Rumors of wars! Hurricanes! Tornadoes! Disease! Famine! Genocide! Homelessness! Sickness! Poverty! I am overwhelmed!
But, God is not!
Powerlessness. Limited resources. Lack of wisdom and knowledge. Fear. Weakness. I am overwhelmed!
But, God is not!
God is not overwhelmed by the recent and ongoing events of this world, nor is He wringing His hands over what “may take place” in the fu-ture. We hold on to the truth that God is sovereign! He is all-powerful! And He is good! And thus, it is in Him we place our hope. Thus, it is be-fore Him that we fall on our knees and cry out, “Lord, have mercy! Lord, please save!” And our prayers do not overwhelm God. He does not place them in His “in basket” as some thing to be dealt with when He gets the time. Our God can handle our cries for help, our questions, and yes, even our doubts. He is not overwhelmed!
And so we say, “Amen,” and we rise from our knees and we seek to obey the Lord’s command, “to love our neighbor as ourselves.”
Let us so love, and not be overwhelmed!