God is still at work

For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. –

Psalm 33:4

The Pharisees were making trouble for Jesus – again. They were legalistic in their approach to the laws of both God and man, usually to show their own piety. It was the Sabbath, and Jewish law and custom had a good deal to say about Sabbath rest and the work that should not be done. Yet, Jesus came by a man, an invalid, to whom He simply said, “Get up, take up your bed and walk.” Which, of course, the man did. The Jewish leaders understood this spoken word as work and a Sabbath violation, so they persecuted the Savior, pushing Him to explain how it was that He would do such a thing on the Sabbath. Jesus simply answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”

God is still at work in the lives of His children, and in nations around the globe. An examination of American history reveals His presence with early settlers, colonists, the framers of the nation’s liberty, and its continued blessings. History is also replete with the wreckage of nations that forgot God… something the United States has increasingly been doing. In your time of intercession, lift up politicians and their complacent constituents before the Lord in prayer, asking that the Holy Spirit would work in their lives, drawing them to the Savior.

Jesus said you are both salt and light. He earnestly desires for you to draw others to Him. God is still working and He is in control. He has been faithful.