What God Thinks Matters

Scripture: Psalms 119:152

It matters little what I think about the coronavirus, or about anything else for that matter. But it matters forever what God thinks. He is not silent about what He thinks. No one can comfort our souls in this pandemic the way God can.

My voice is grass. God’s voice is granite. “The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever” (1 Pet. 1:24–25). Jesus said that God’s words in Scripture “cannot be broken” (John 10:35). What God says is “true, and righteous altogether” (Ps. 19:9). His word is, therefore, a firm foundation for life. Listening to God, and believing him, is like building your house on a rock, not on sand (Matt. 7:24). 

His word is the kind of counsel you want to heed. “He is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom” (Isa. 28:29). “His understanding is beyond measure” (Ps. 147:5). When he gives counsel about the coronavirus, it is firm, unshakable, lasting. “The counsel of the Lord stands forever” (Ps. 33:11). “His way is perfect” (2 Sam. 22:31). 

Therefore, his words are sweet and precious. “More to be desired are they then gold… sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb” (Ps. 19:10). Indeed, they are the sweetness of everlasting life: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” (John 6:68). Therefore, in the best and worst of times, God’s words bring unshakable peace and joy.

My prayer is that all who read these words would share the experience of the prophet Jeremiah: “Your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart” (Jer. 15:16). 

Song: Promises Never Fail – Bethel Music, Emmy Rose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWzC7DdWbF4

In Christ,

Pastor Joe