“We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.” 1 John 5:19
Having trimmed some trees around the pool cage, they lay on the ground for a few days until I could cut them up and put them in trash cans for disposal. It’s a yearly event that isn’t much fun. Which is why I had put it off. But trash day was coming… so it was time. Then the wind started to blow!
Cutting up gnarly oak and pepper tree limbs is one thing. Forcing them into a can is another. Limbs sticking out from their sides caught on others and made the job even harder. Then, a stiff wind caught 2 of the cans and blew them into me, almost knocking me over! All I could do was laugh, thinking God must be playing with me! Then a thought hit, “which god?”
I have found that there comes a “EUREKA” point when God wants to teach me something. A Serendipitous ‘AH-HA’ moment when, if I stop and pay attention, He speaks as loud as a howling wind. Remembering that sound well, my laughing stopped and I tried to focus.
There is an ill wind a blowin’ in our world(s)! A wind, NOT from ‘THE God,’ but from A god nonetheless! And EVERYONE sees it! 2 Cor 4:4 says, “In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” Here… Paul is talking about SATAN! Little g!
I HATE the slogan “God is in Control’ because these 2 verses clearly tell me… He ISN’T. He SHARES control with Little g… and ME! When I see folks freaking out and blaming a President, neighbor, family member or friend for the state of their upside-down lives, I am reminded that it is MY duty to remind them to look closely in the direction of the wind! A BEAST lies there!
As the days seem to grow darker, it helps me to remember that I am in the midst of a war between two Gods. And while MY GOD WILL win over the Little g, He hasn’t yet fought the final round and established His sovereignty… YET! THINKING like a Jesus warrior is FAR more beneficial than thinking like a leaf! And His message is clear! God wants me and mine ALIVE. Satan wants us DESTROYED!
“The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit. The wind blows wherever it wants.” John 3:8
So which god is blowing YOU around? GOD, god or just little ol YOU! It is up to YOU… to choose!
