The heavens declare the glory of God. The firmament sheweth His handiwork.
Like so much of scripture, what a simple, yet profound thought! Whereas we humans, myself included, find brevity so elusive, God can proclaim His glory in two short sentences and refute millions of people’s false beliefs in 12 simple English words.
This is the first part of the teaching on God’s grace. Here we learn what grace really means and what our response that that grace should be.
So what am I doing up so late? I suppose I’m celebrating. God is Good, and all occasions are a reason to celebrate His Glory. There I go again! I won’t apologize…I just can’t get enough of Him. But as a matter of fact, God’s grace is the reason to celebrate. Let me give you some background. If you are bored easily…well if you are bored easily, you aren’t still reading I’d suppose.
So does God determine luck? In a sense, from a human perspective this would be our conclusion. God does determine or allow all events, and so from a human idea, he is the ultimate force that actually does determine good fortune. He IS what we consider luck. But the problem is that luck is not real. God is real.
John Newton lived 82 years and preached and had an active ministry until beset by fading health in the last two years of his life. Even then, Newton never ceased to be amazed by God’s grace and told his friends: My memory is nearly gone; but I remember two… things; That I am a great [...]
