Cries and God

The crises that fill our newspapers wars, disasters, scandals, and fears are not new, nor are they signs that history has slipped from God’s control, for human history has always been a continual state of crisis because fallen man, in rebellion against God, cannot create peace or security apart from Him; yet these very crises are instruments of God’s justice and providence, never existing in isolation but always within His sovereign purpose, as the life of Joseph so clearly shows, where betrayal, injustice, and suffering were woven by God into blessing and deliverance. While the world sees only chaos, God governs all things, and the decisive events of history are not the disasters men publicize but the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, along with the countless mercies, conversions, and providences that never make headlines. When we view the world only through news of calamity, we lose perspective and peace, but when we walk by faith, trusting the Lord who stills the storms and brings His people to their desired haven, we learn that those who wait upon Him shall not be ashamed, for blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord.