I will not let people speak evil against me,    and I will not let some god take my glory. We are called to denyourselves. If he wanted to, the Lord could just snap it out of existence in a moment. God has chosen the narrow road. But as my career, ministry, relationships, and spiritual life hit a series of dead ends, I wasn’t so sure. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts … A New Year Foretold by Debra L. Brown - Family Friend Poems. None of the gods said these things would happen. God knows all about you, and He made you into the unique person you are. God explicitly claims accurate knowledge of future events as one of the greatest proofs that he is the one and only true God. But perfect love drives out fear, because … If He did, everyone would be saved—because, as Scripture tells us, God “wants everyone to be saved and to come to a full knowledge of the tr… Isaiah 55:8-9. Isaiah 45:7. All other content on this website is Copyright © 2006 - 2021 FFP Inc. All rights reserved. 20 My people, leave Babylon! Any use or disposition He chooses to make of any part of His creation is His sovereign right. Good things would have flowed to you like the waves of the sea.19 You would have had many children,    as many as the grains of sand.They would never have died out    nor been destroyed.”. John P. Read, New Year By God knows the fate and outcome of each and every man. Worry is the opposite of faith. People will praise me for not becoming angry. People of Israel, I have called you to be my people. We might still feel afraid, but we can believe that God is with us. 48 The Lord says, “Family of Jacob, listen to me. 14:22-33 INTRO: Too often Christians have a poor understanding of what it means to live the life of faith. God's Providential Control Water Irrigation Kingdoms Hand Of God God, Purpose Of Predestination Rivers The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord ; He turns it wherever He wishes. This New Year has been foretold. I will not let people speak evil against me. God knows the fate and outcome One of our problems with the sovereignty of God is that it frequently does not appear that God is in control of the circumstances of our lives. Maybe my mistakes were more than God could handle. Do NOT submit poems here, instead go to the. This counters, among other things, the false teaching known as deism. With a new dawn over the horizon, He made water flow from a rock for them.He split the rock,    and water flowed out. But don’t worry. Run from the Babylonians!Tell this news with shouts of joy to the people;    spread it everywhere on earth.Say, “The Lord has saved his servants, the people of Jacob.”21 They did not become thirsty when he led them through the deserts. Your future is at hand. Yikes! 1 John 4:18. “There is no fear in love. 47 Bible Verses about God Being In Control ... For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. Instead of God being in control, maybe my life’s course had no real purpose after all. Many are the plans in … you have fought against me since you were born. You’re trying to control things that only God can control. Romans 8:38-39 “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” 15 “I have spoken; I have called him. His wisdom is leading the way. of each and every man. Never forget: God knows the future, and your future is safe in God’s hands! He’s in control even in our fallen world where terrible things happen and people do terrible things. This truth gives Christians security in God ’s promises about a future filled with certainty and hope. You are called Israel,    and you come from the family of Judah.You swear by the Lord’s name    and praise the God of Israel,    but you are not honest or sincere.2 You call yourselves people of the holy city,    and you depend on the God of Israel,    who is named the Lord All-Powerful.3 Long ago I told you what would happen. That sounds hard! You don’t know the future and don’t even know all that God is doing right now in your … 6 “You heard and saw everything that happened,    so you should tell this news to others.Now I will tell you about new things,    hidden things that you don’t know yet.7 These things are happening now, not long ago;    you have not heard about them before today.So you cannot say, ‘We already knew about that.’8 But you have not heard me; you have not understood. Creation What Else God Created Bad Days God Can Harm People Tragedy wellness Natural Disasters autonomy Blessings And Prosperity God Turning Bad Things Into Good … The outward man does indeed suffer wear and … God is in control of all things. and I will not let some god take my glory. People of Israel, I have called you to be my people.I am God;    I am the beginning and the end.13 I made the earth with my own hands. From the beginning I have spoken openly. Again, our ability to choose is not altered or lessened by God existing in the future … a.m. 8/9/1998 #1 "GOD'S IN CONTROL!" The study of history helps us to predict the future. he will carry out his wishes against Babylon. God is in control of all events, as evidenced by the fact that he is sovereign over the future. you would have had peace like a full-flowing river. You take care of God’s business and God will take care of you. It shows us not only that we can trust him but also that he is in total control of all things. He also doesn’t pick and choose who gets saved, who rebels, who accepts Jesus and who doesn’t. Find below 15 Inspirational, Motivational, Uplifting & Encouraging Bible Verses about God knowing the future below, and BE ENCOURAGED. I have purified you by giving you troubles.11 I do this for myself, for my own sake. Eric R. Harvey, Religious Poems If God is not restricted to existence in the present, our present, then the future is known by God because God indwells the future as well as the present (and the past). His great strength can carry your load. and the Lord to lead the way, He knows your gifts and abilities—and He also knows your limitations. As we face the problems and difficulties of life in the Spirit of God we will be gaining eternal benefits. Even long ago you did not listen to me.I knew you would surely turn against me;    you have fought against me since you were born.9 But for my own sake I will be patient. We may not be in control, but we can trust the One who is. I’m trying to respond here to someone who says, “Well, God doesn’t control everything, but he permits lots of things.” Your future will never be a mystery to him. He created the whole universe. This would mean that our future choices, as free as they are, are simply known by God. TEXT: Matt. and soar through every day. Did you spell check your submission? suddenly I acted, and these things happened. Friends, remember that God knows all and sees all, and God is with us always. All stories are moderated before being published. "This is the reason why we never lose heart. My Kitty By But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Isaiah 55:8-11 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. His wisdom is leading the way. With a new dawn over the horizon, and the Lord to lead the way, you can spread your wings like an eagle and … However, there are certain things about your future that God tells you. Lastly, God’s permission for Satan or man to act is nevertheless part of God’s ultimate design and final control. Isaiah 47 Isaiah 49 Isaiah 48 New Century Version (NCV) God Controls the Future 48 The Lord says, “Family of Jacob, listen to me. Debra L. Brown People will praise me for not becoming angry    and destroying you.10 I have made you pure, but not by fire, as silver is made pure. God doesn’t just know what’s going to happen in the future, but actually controls future events. I told you about them before they happened, and my wooden and metal statues made these things happen.’. I have brought him, and I will make him successful. Share Your Story Here. NCV Grace for the Moment Daily Bible - Slightly Imperfect, eBible for PDA: Essentials Library - Slightly Imperfect, St. Joseph New Catholic Version New Testament And Psalms. #15. Your future with God begins with an honest look at your past Psalm 119:25-32. The Contemporary Parallel New Testament with KJV, NIV, NKJV, NASB, and more! Good things would have flowed to you like the waves of the sea. That, however; is another area where I sometimes run into a paradox in my thinking – If God has ultimate control of the outcome of my future… The reason that we tend to feel burdened by our lives and our futures is because we try to take everything into our hands and do not like feeling as if there is uncertainty. God is in charge and He never loses control. Debra L. Brown. more by Debra L. Brown. I said these things and made them known;    suddenly I acted, and these things happened.4 I knew you were stubborn;    your neck was like an iron muscle,    and your head was like bronze.5 So a long time ago I told you about these things;    I told you about them before they happenedso you couldn’t say, ‘My idols did this,    and my wooden and metal statues made these things happen.’. We might not be in control of our future, but God is. 12 “People of Jacob, listen to me. From the time it began, I was there.”. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Worry is caused by not trusting God to take care of our lives. [a]    I have brought him, and I will make him successful.16 Come to me and listen to this. I know that God is sovereign, and I also know by Faith that my future is in His hands. Tell this news with shouts of joy to the people; Gain a concise, fundamental grasp of what the Bible is all about. God has chosen the narrow road. STOP! Happy New Year! God Is in Control God is the creator and controller of the universe and all that is in it, whether animate or inanimate. © Learning to trust God fully is a lifelong process. God is in control and His timing is perfect. God uses those moments when you feel like you cannot go on to show you that He is in control. None of the gods said these things would happen.The Lord has chosen someone    to attack the Babylonians;    he will carry out his wishes against Babylon. The copyright of all poems on this website belong to the individual authors. With my right hand I spread out the skies. you have not heard about them before today. So you cannot say, ‘We already knew about that.’. Angela Harvey Pitcher, Funny Poems for Kids Your future is at hand. Maybe I had just been fooling myself. By you can spread your wings like an eagle St. Joseph New Catholic Version New Testament. Sandra Hearth, A New Year Prayer By The Holy Bible, New Century Version®. We have to … 14 All of you, come together and listen. No Time To Pray By 17 This is what the Lord, who saves you,    the Holy One of Israel, says:“I am the Lord your God,    who teaches you to do what is good,    who leads you in the way you should go.18 If you had obeyed me,    you would have had peace like a full-flowing river. Were you touched by this poem? His compassion you will feel every day. It doesn’t end there. God’s intent is no… 22 “There is no peace for evil people,” says the Lord. God’s control, his authority, gives us freedom because “the human will is free when it is not in bondage to prefer and choose irrationally. A: The most important advice I can give you is to seek God’s will for your future. We see unjust, uncaring or even clearly wicked people doing things that adversely affect us. Common Mistakes: the word "i" should be capitalized, "u" is not a word, and "im" is spelled "I'm" or "I am". His great strength can carry your load. We may not know the future, but we can know the God who does. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. Despite what some Christian circles preach, free will does exist; God doesn’t control the clothes you wear, the food you eat, or the decisions you make, whether good or bad. For Christians, the process does not start with our “plans” or desires. We experience the consequences of other people’s mistakes and failures. Deists believe that God has merely created the world and established … The thesis he sets forth in God of The Possible is that, to some extent, God knows the future as definitely this way and definitely not that way, but that to some extent, He knows it as possibly this way and possibly not that way. Often our concept reflects our society rather than Scripture.Our society tells us that life should be pain free, hence all the aids and medications we have to quickly … When we commit our lives to Christ, and let Him take control, He not only reveals to us the things we should “let go” of, but He is with us every step of the way. Now, the Lord God    has sent me with his Spirit. “The LORD of hosts has sworn, saying, ‘Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand’” (Isaiah 14:24). God is in complete control of every molecule in the universe at every moment, and everything that happens is either caused or allowed by Him for His own perfect purposes. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. New Century Version (NCV). God is trustworthy. The more you do it, the more you’re trying to play God, and that puts you in opposition to God. Because God is in control we can trust him for our future. His compassion you will feel every day. Verse Concepts. 1. He’s in control even when there are things we don’t understand. The truth is: Nothing will come into my life or your life today that God did not either allow or decree for our ultimate good. With my right hand I spread out the skies.When I call them,    they come together before me.”. We cannot see the future, but God sees it as surely as He sees the present and the past. Yet he is working his plan in history. AGCC Sun. God is accountable only to Himself. I have purified you by giving you troubles. You can’t control your husband or your kids or your wife or your job or your future or your past or any of that stuff.