October 8

  As I mentioned in my sermon, I love this Hat of God as King.  Because many times in my life, my world (and the world around me) seems out of control.  So I am glad and take comfort in the fact that God is still on His throne.  The world was not just made and then left on its own.  God still reigns.  He has the power and the authority to control not just on a big scale (stars and planets and the rest of the universe) but he is also in control of what happens in our daily, personal lives.  His authority and power comes right down to the individual level.  And He coordinates things in ways that I still find amazing.  One example of this is how He brought about this series of sermons.  I planned several months ago what I am preaching on now.  Through prayer and guidance from the Holy Spirit, I decided that I would preach this series on the Hats of God.  Since then I have begun attending Bible Study and Fellowship group (BSF).  The last several weeks have lined up almost identical to what I have been preaching.  And today, during my devotions just before typing this devotion, I came across this quote from Charle Swindoll, “He is the sovereign God of the univers and He’s never once lost control.  He strengthens and He secures His people.  Those who know their God operate in such a context of confidence, they can face whatever . . . and ‘disply strength and take action'”  God’s sovereignty gives me the confidence that no matter what the world throws at me, I will be able to handle it because God power in and through me.