"God Rules!" -3

"The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations." (Psalms 33:11) You know I can't just leave it without complete interpretation; at least not after having first discussed the reason "God Rules" as the title is the perfect fit for this verse; besides those last two days were kind of dancing around the real issue: the first day being the fact that God is still on the throne, so there is no need to worry; while yesterday, well let's just say that yesterday meant that God is big enough to have to listen to! But as far as the "counsel of the LORD", it is a little different than His commands, in that it is more like His advice, as in, "You should do this My way, because I am God!" For example, let's say you were a person the choose to be upset for days at a time, maybe even for weeks, or months, or even longer; God may not condemn you for being weak and messed up; but what kind of a testimony is that pertaining to a God that can do all things? Besides your testimony, what benefit have you accomplished to yourself? If anything, you have made yourself sick with ulcers, cancer, or anxiety, that are beyond normal repair; if you don't think that is true, then look it up for yourself, because stress, worry and sadness lead to many devastating illnesses; don't even get me started on what I think of women who hold stress filled jobs where they are dependent upon being the bread-winners, because that was man's curse, not theirs! The most important ingredient in praising God, besides our love for Him, is that He is God; He is God that rules the heavens, the earth, our destiny, our souls, and even the next breath we get to take, all the way to the very last one that we breath out; and being that He is the Ruler of everything that matters, why shouldn't we take His advice? Yes, it's true that there are no grey areas when it comes to God's commands, but His advice is for our benefit in living life to the fullest; not so much about His judgement, but more about ours in our relationship with a God who can do all things, knows all things, and is always watching over us! To take this to the next level, we should examine the second part of this verse, as we see "the thoughts of His heart", and try and understand how His thoughts are His intentions, plans, and purpose for our lives, the lives of our children, and even our children's children; all of which are predicated upon the way that we praise God, in not only the good times, but especially in the bad times!!! Okay; so maybe I need to clarify something Jesus said to Martha, besides the fact the He is the Resurrection and the Life; because our greatest benefit in believing in Jesus, is eternal life; it's definitely not that we won't have pain or sorrow in this life, because we will! But God; the God that made every fiber of being; that same God knows, every hair upon our heads, every tear that we have shed, every moment that we take a breath; all of which are His imaginations of us to bring Him glory; we just need to take the time that we have been given, to give Him all the praise that He deserves... "We then, as workers together with Him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. For He saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation I have succoured thee: Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. Giving no offense in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: but in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in fastings; by pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, by honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things." (2 Corinthians 6:1-10)