Comfort in God’s Sovereignty
If the topic of comfort in God’s sovereignty is breached, the discussion cannot be complete without looking to the Psalmists of old. So many of the psalms (27, 30, 34, 139, 142, and many, many others) focus on the comforts supplied by a reliance upon God’s providence. I think there is special value to singing these truths; hence the reason why the Holy Spirit chose to inspire them frequently throughout book of psalms.
Here is a short poem that I wrote this afternoon (for a close friend of mine). I have not put it to music; but like the psalmists, I find great delight in expressing the glorious comforts afforded by God’s sovereignty, in verse.
Too wise to err, too strong to fail
Too loving to cause a needless tear
His plan assuredly shall prevail
And by His grace you’ll persevere!
Confused at times by things unclear
We learn that we are dust and frail
Yet God by this will draw us near
And lift our eyes, our doubts to quail
When sorrow doth the soul assail
To this assurance we adhere
God’s love with power doth entail
The saving grace that draws us near
Take up courage, do not fear
Every ship through storms must sail
The waves are but a thin veneer
And depths beneath with blessings swell
Sorrows leave the soul distraught
And fears, they never seem to rhyme
But Christ with blood your joy has bought
Lay hold and grasp this paradigm
We will not always understand
Nor can we live without some pain
But God in Christ will hold your hand
And bring from ashes untold gain
So count it all as joy sublime
Expound His grace with every thought
The oceans of God’s love in time
Unfold to show the plan He’s wrought