"Reasons for Reason"

"It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword." (Psalms 144:10)

   Before you go and try to figure out what the why of anything is happening in your life, you must, first and foremost, remember the Who, and how faithful He is to watch over you! That might have been the greatest part of the message Pastor Rick was sharing on yesterday; because no matter what it is you might be dealing with, inside your own heart, or even inside the body, He is the One you are going to answer to, and He already knows the outcome! That might be the most incredible thing of all, that God is not only able to see us through something, but that He knows the outcome of what it is you are going through. It is the second part of this verse that we should consider in this light, because there is the sword, and then there is the hurtful sword; there is a very big difference. Yes, God will not give us more of a challenge then that which we can handle, because He is the one that will deliver us from any challenge. Maybe we don't even realize the extent by which this might happen; and then again, maybe there might be something else we end up giving the credit to. But one thing is for sure, God is the one that supplied the need or the resources, in one way or another. I think the biggest thing that we can do when dealing with disorder, no matter what kind of disorder we are dealing with, is to trust in God to be delivered. Even if you are the subject of the disorder, or even if you are the cause; the bottom line is that God is a God of mercy; He loves to show mercy to those that ask for mercy! And yes, only God can change our hearts, but it is at our willingness to let Him change it, that our heart gets changed! Looking at this from a totally different angle, the first part of this verse speaks to the point of the powerful, which are kings, in that they are not all that powerful compared to God. If they are going to count on any sort of deliverance, it is only by God's will that deliverance is given. Taken up a notch, David is looking at from the angle of God's servant; not just as the King of Israel, but as the one placed into that position by God. Something of a side-note, whatever you are doing for work, as Pastor Rick said yesterday, work is worship; so if you want to worship God, then anything you do for work, you do it as unto God! (Colossians 3:23) Which is primarily what David is saying, that he is not only a king, but that his duty as king is to serve God, first and foremost. No matter how far up the ladder you go, God is holding the ladder...

"Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your relevant fear of the Lord. Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ. But if you do wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong that you have done. For God has no favorites." (Colossians 3:22-25) NLT