Snow and Sovereignty

As I watched the snow piling up Friday morning I thought that the three to six inch accumulation that was predicted looked a lot more like twelve inches. I was reminded of my father-in-law. He is fond of saying “I’ve shoveled eight inches of partly cloudy on more than one occasion.”

Before you think that this is just another slamming of the weather forecasters please ready further. My father-in-law has a tremendous interest in the subject of meteorology and he understands how difficult it is to predict the weather. I, too, think that we expect far too much from the weather report.

What I really want to do with this musing is to turn your attention to the predictive decrees of God. The prophecies of the Lord come true with absolute accuracy. We have those in our day, wishing to be identified as Christians, who teach that God does not know everything there is to know about the future. Such a view is in opposition to the Scriptures. Our God is the all knowing creator and sustainer of the universe.

Such truths have a significance far greater than the weather forecast. God has known from eternity past who would win the election this past week. He has always known of the reports His children receive from the Doctor. He is eternally aware of those false teachers and their doctrines which threaten His church. The list could go on through reams of paper.

The point is, He is always upon His exalted throne. He is always sovereign over all the affairs of men. He is always worthy of our praise, adoration and surrender.