Lord of All

Psalms 47: 1 - 4, 'O clap your hands, all ye peoples! Shout unto God with the voice of triumph! For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth. He will subdue the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet. He will choose our inheritance for us, the excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah

I love this verse because God tells us to rejoice in the fact that He is Lord over everyone!  Not just the church, but EVERYONE! Furthermore, He will conquer and subdue people beneath us, those who oppose the will of God for their lives, and for ours.

I also rejoice because through Him, my inheritance has been chosen! I'm accepted in the beloved because of His grace and His mercy. Acts 2: 39 says, 'For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.'

This is amazing! What we must do as God's people is listen for the Voice of God to speak life, the Hand of God to move on our behalf, and the Power of God to fill us with Him!!  Christian, can God speak to your life and move you closer to Him?  God longs to put things in motion for us and help us to realize what our destiny and inheritance is; I wonder if our distractions and / or unbelief, tie His hands?

Jeremiah 29: 11, 'For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.'

The word 'thoughts' is also translated as 'plans'.  The imagery given is a weaving or knitting of fine fabric together in order to create a wonderful masterpiece called, your life!!  God is telling us that the plans He has for us will give us a future and a hope in Him! Give Him complete cooperation, and let Him have His way in your life...if He will truly be Lord over all the earth...that would include you wouldn't it?

- Pastor Melrose