The End of the Story

It is so comforting to know that no matter what happens in the here and now, God wins in the end. That is the bottomline, the end of the story. There is no changing of that fact. An entire book (and more) of divine, inerrant Scripture attests to how God will win and how all His enemies will be defeated. God will come out on top and there is no getting around it. I find this very comforting to know. I can rest assured that my God will win and that no other power, worldly or spiritual, can do anything to me. In the end I will be glorified in my Lord and I will glory in Him. I will sing His praises for eternity, surrounded by my brothers and sisters in Christ who will be doing the same and enjoying every wonderful moment of it.
As I pondered this truth, I began thinking about how God wins on a smaller scale, too. He "wins" in every situation of each human being's life. Now when I say "God wins," I mean that He is glorified. And God brings about His glory in every situation. This may not be apparent at first glance. It may seem that God has abandoned the family whose head dies in Iraq. It may seem that God was helpless when an elderly lady was murdered in her home. It may seem that God was defeated in the decline of a church. But we must not forget that this story's author is God. He knows the beginning, middle, and end. He will be glorified, even if we don't see it. For all we know, the death of the soldier and the elderly lady could have brought many others to eternal life in Christ. The decline of the church could be God's way of giving birth to a new church, more true to God's Word. I find this comforting as well. It is the truth of God's inevitable victory and His sovereignty that has given me a trusting heart in the face of my mom's breast cancer. Cancer; typically the word strikes fear in the heart. But I know that my God is in control and He will win. He is going to do a mighty work through this and I rejoice in that. My God will win. Please be praying for my mom as she will have surgery next week to have the cancerous lump removed. More importantly, though, pray that God would use this cancer to save my mom,my dad, and the rest of my unbelieving family. God is good.