The Lord Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies,
makes this solemn decree:
“Be sure of this: Just as I have planned, so it will be.
Every purpose of my heart will surely come to pass.
Isaiah 14:24 The Passion Translation
This is no time for fear,
This is a time for faith and determination.
Don’t lose the vision here
Carried away by emotion.
Hold on to all that you hide in your heart.
There is one thing that has always been true,
It holds the world together:
God is in control;
We believe that His children will not be forsaken.
God is in control;
We will choose to remember and never be shaken.
There is no power above or beside Him, we know.
God is in control, oh God is in control.
(Twila Paris, God is In Control)
For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord.
They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 Living Bible
History marches on.
There is a bottom line drawn across the ages.
Culture can make its plan,
Oh, but the line never changes.
No matter how the deception may fly,
There is one thing that has always been true.
It will be true forever:
God is in control…
(Twila Paris, God is In Control)
People may plan all kinds of things, but the Lord’s will is going to be done. Proverbs 19:21 Good News Translation
He has never let you down
Why start to worry now?
He is still the Lord of all we see
And He is still the loving Father
Watching over you and me
Watching over you, watching over me
Watching over everything
Watching over you, watching over me
Every little sparrow, every little thing.
(Twila Paris, God is In Control)
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 New Living Translation