God Is On His Throne

Rev. 4:11

One way Satan seeks to ensnare us is, to invade our minds with anxiety. And one way he can easily do that today is, through the rapid stream of current events that can enslave us to fear. That bondage manipulates us away from trust in God and the hope that trust is designed to strengthen.

What ultimately matters for God’s people is never a headline in the 24 hour newsfeed. The nightly network news never leads with anything that cleanses our minds with joy. The pesky breaking news pings on our phones don’t remind us that the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are in Christ. The Twitter (X) tweets are not balanced notices of God’s providential care.

If I combine all the current digital and televised dialogue into a pot of scary stew that I feed on, I’m going to get sick spiritually. I must not let what is happening under the sun (real or exaggerated) undermine my confidence in God and how that confidence must be active through obedient faith in Christ.

As Jerry Bridges said: “ It is not wrong to wrestle with these issues, as long as we do it in a reverent and submissive attitude toward God. Indeed, to fail to wrestle with the issue of large-scale tragedy may indicate a lack of compassion toward others on our part. However, we must be careful not to, in our minds, take God off His throne of absolute sovereignty or put Him in the dock…”

Gerald Bridges; Jerry Bridges. Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts (p. 105). Kindle Edition.