Professor Michael Reeves says: “When all seems broken, uncertain, or wrong, remember God the unchanging who, through it all, cannot be broken, uncertain, or wrong.”*

Let’s just sit with that for a minute.

Are there times when things seem broken?
Are there times when things seem uncertain?
Are there times when things seem wrong?
Yes, yes, and yes.

Maybe those are the moments when we need to remember God the unchanging who, through it all, cannot be broken, uncertain, or wrong.

I’ve noticed a trend in the Bible. When everything seems like it’s falling apart, biblical authors or characters will often then direct their attention to the eternity and sovereignty of God. One example is in Psalm 46. The earth seems like it’s giving way. The mountains quake. (Verses 2—3.) Further, “Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall…” (verse 6). 

And yet, the Lord is “Most High” (verse 4). He will be “exalted among the nations” and “exalted in the earth” (verse 10).

Just because you and I can’t see how something broken is going to get fixed…
Just because you and I can’t see how something uncertain can become clear…
Just because you and I can’t see how a wrong will turn into a right… 

That doesn’t mean God can’t. And we belong to him.

“When all seems broken, uncertain, or wrong, remember God the unchanging who, through it all, cannot be broken, uncertain, or wrong.”

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Notes:

–“Trust God and leave the results to him.” Sermon. October 27, 2024. Click here.

–*Michael Reeves, Authentic Ministry: Serving from the Heart (Bridgend: Union Publishing, 2022), 75.

–Bible quotes are from the NIV.