Matthew 11: 25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth….”
Prayers by Jesus humble me, because they expose the reality of the Trinity. Jesus was physically on earth as a human being, yet all along there was also a spiritual oneness with the Father. The prayer by Jesus recorded in the 17th chapter of the book of John, in verses 11 and 22, reveal that He and the Father are “one.”
Matthew 11:28-30 was pondered the past few weeks, and that passage records Jesus speaking to people. Preceding that passage, Jesus prays to the Father, which starts with praise and an acknowledgement that the Father is “Lord of heaven and earth.”
Right here today a catastrophe is taking place as war rages since the Russian Federation has been attacking the nation of Ukraine. Upset one night this week in the wake of learning more details of the disaster, I was praying at the window in my room. After saying much, I thought of this statement by Jesus that the Father is Lord of heaven and earth. I also know from further revelations that Jesus as well as the Holy Spirit are likewise Lord of heaven and earth.
This does not mean God is responsible for the war. God being sovereign does not mean He is a control freak. Adam and Eve were given free will, and all of us people are given free will. God is not a manipulator. God is all powerful, even to the extent that one day He will create a new heaven and a new earth, as is revealed in Revelation 21:1-2. I am comforted knowing God is all powerful and that God is good.
And one day God will judge all people as is illustrated in the preceding passage of Revelation 20:11-15. Those who have sinned, and who have not received the salvation offered by Jesus, will perish in hell, as further verses in Revelation illustrate. Yet all people whose name is in “the book of life,” people who believe in Jesus as their Savior and Lord, will have eternal life. Jesus saves!
+ Holy Father, I thank You for loving people! The war taking place now is causing vast suffering and death. I pray that all who are in a position to help those suffering and dying would rely on You to be able to help.
May leaders who follow You Lord Jesus rely on You to make decisions to attempt to thwart further offences.
For those who are not in a relationship with You, may they have an opportunity to hear the Gospel in the midst of this catastrophe.
I thank You that we can know right now that You Holy God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, are Lord of heaven and earth. May I trust You today that one day You will make all things new.
It is through the loving name of You Lord Jesus I pray,
Amen.
Hunter
