day no. 15,399: He reigns and His rules

"Because we have confidence in God's will of decree, we can radically commit ourselves to His will of desire, without fretting over a hidden will of direction. In other words, God doesn't take risks, so we can" -- Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something

We can have unshakable confidence, radical commitment and freedom from fretting. God is sovereign. We can put our hope and faith in that eternal, unchanging fact. In light of that, we can radically apply ourselves to doing what He has clearly told us in His Word, the Bible. And in doing so, we need not be consumed with fretting and wondering whether or not we are doing what is best. He has told us clearly what is best and He is clearly able to correct any mistakes of judgment or application we make along the way. God hasn't left the fate of the world to... fate. He is in control and He has told us what we need to know: (1) He reigns forever and (2) His rules. In light of that, let's get after it in audacious hope and faith that His Kingdom will come and His will will be done as we do the work before us for His glory and the good of our neighbors.