God Is in Control

"No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord" (Prov. 21:30, ESV).

I find great comfort in the knowledge that God's plans cannot be stopped.  The greatest collaboration of human mind and might doesn't scare God in the least.  He is in complete control, even when it doesn't appear that is the case.

In the wake of devastation, like in Haiti, it is important to remind ourselves that God is in control.  Many pose the question, "Why?," as if we can fully comprehend the mind of God.  Were he to explain the reasons behind his purposes,  we would lack the ability to understand.  It is hubris to demand an answer from Almighty God.

His wisdom is above our wisdom, because his wisdom is perfect.  He does not derive wisdom from another source, because he alone is the source of wisdom.  He has never been taught anything, because he knows all things from beginning to end.  God has no one to counsel him, because he alone has always existed for all eternity.

We are imperfect by nature.  We are broken by the fall, and ruined by our sin.  Only through Christ are we restored, and that restoration is a process.  It is often a very slow process.  So it is good to remind ourselves as we endure the process of restoration, that God is in control, and his will cannot be overturned.