God Is In It

 

Some years ago, one of my husband’s co-workers asked him what he thought about a recent (at that time) development in society. After he gave his answer, she replied angrily, “Why do you always have to bring God into it?” A shallow answer, an irrelevant opinion or a logical analysis would have suited her, for the purpose of conversation, as long as God was not in it.

But what does God Himself say?

Ps 24:1 “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.” I Cor. 10:26 repeats this Scripture as an answer to a recent (at that time) development in society! The Apostle Paul obviously thought this Scripture implied God’s involvement in every aspect of life.

When King Solomon dedicated to God the temple he had built, he gave a public prayer asking God to hear and respond to his people in a host of circumstances. When someone had been wronged, he asked God to punish the wicked and vindicate the innocent. He urged God to help his people when there had been a military defeat, when there was drought, famine, plague, blight, afflictions and pains. He asked God to hear the foreigner asking for help, the soldiers going to war, and the sinner asking forgiveness. He asked God to “teach them the right way to live” and to “deal with everyone according to all they do.” 2 Chron 6.

If the wisest man who ever lived believed God is involved in every aspect of life, maybe we would do well to agree.

Unbelievers and even many who claim to be Christians want to separate life into religious and secular segments.  Believers who “always have to bring God into it” are not actually bringing Him into our daily lives; we are acknowledging what is already true. May He give us grace and courage to help others see Him.

--Lynda Shenefield