Rivertown United Reformed Church

“The thought that God has complete foreknowledge of all matters and appoints certain critical hours in history to be turning-points is something we Christians ought to find tremendously reassuring. As we read biblical history we find many occasions when it looked as if events were out of control and then, suddenly a particular occurrence turned the whole situation around. When God’s time arrives, He intervenes, and the situation is seen as contributing to His purpose, not anyone else’s. Often we become downcast and depressed as we look at the state of the world and see the Church derided by men and women of this age. But we must learn that despite all appearances to the contrary, God’s hand is upon the whole situation and a divine plan is being worked out.

Psalm 2:1-12 reminds us that at any moment God can arise and confound His enemies. Any moment – remember that. ‘The One enthroned in heaven’, we are told ‘laughs,’ (v. 4). Why does He laugh? Because as He sees the little people of this earth strutting around so arrogantly, He knows that at a word He could destroy them all. He could, but He won’t, for divine purposes are being accomplished. Everything that is happening is being worked out according to God’s schedule – not ours.”