“But there is a God in heaven….”
Daniel made this statement to Nebuchadnezzar just before he interpreted his dream. There is certainly an article in that dream, but I want to deal with the statement of fact that Daniel made: “There is a God in heaven.” This is not only a statement of fact, it is a comforting statement. When we are going through the difficult times of life, we need to remember this and, perhaps, quote it to ourselves. We need God! He made us in His image because we need Him. Christians know this God as He has been revealed to us in Jesus. What do I mean? There is a God who loves us. John 3:16 forever reminds us of this: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Everything that Jesus did in His earthly ministry, tells us that God loves us. He proved it ultimately by dying on the cross for our sins. Jesus shows us that God loves us unconditionally. We don’t have to do anything to make God love us, because He loves us no matter what. I don’t mean that God is always pleased with us. God doesn’t have to be pleased with us to love us. Just think of your love for your children. You love them no matter what, but you are certainly not always pleased with them. Jesus shows us that God loves us completely and fully. I think that God wants the best for us. We certainly do not always live up to that, but He still wants what is best for us. Our problem is that we do not always want it for ourselves. There is a God who hears us. Matthew 7:7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” Psalm 40:1-3: “I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me and heard my cry. 2. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3. And He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.” This is one of my favorite passages in the Bible. I have preached on it many times over the years. These verses tell us that God not only hears us, but He acts on what He hears from us. He wants to hear from us about all of our needs, all of our doubts, all of our fears – all of everything that we might have in our hearts and minds. The great thing is that God hears the cries of our hearts. We don’t always have to verbalize our needs, because the Holy Spirit prays through us and Jesus intercedes for us. Indeed, we have a God who hears us when we call. This is well documented in the Bible. There is a God who watches over us. We can always remember this when we think of God’s relationship with His people, the Jews. We read about how God divided the Red Sea for His people to pass through as they escaped Egypt. He knew what they needed and did it in a miraculous way. We see this in Jesus when He stills the stormy sea for His disciples. He just said “peace be still” and it happened. He does this for us in the storms of our lives as well. One of the last things that Jesus said to His disciples, and to us, was “Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the ages.” (Matthew 28:30) God is watching over us when we are awake and when we are asleep. God is watching over us when we are going through good times and when we are going through bad times. We have a God watching over us who never sleeps. Psalm 121:1-4 tells us this: “I will lift up my eyes unto the hills, when whence comes my help. 2. My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 3. He will not suffer your foot to be moved; he that keeps you will not slumber. 4. Behold, He that keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.” There is a God in heaven…..You can depend on it and you depend on Him. Bro. Joe
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