God is Sovereign in my life

Proverbs 21:1
The King’s heart is in the hand of the LORD: he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases.

It reads in 2 Chronicles that God’s wrath was aroused against Israel because they despised his words, mocked and did not heed the voice of his messengers.
So he caused the king of Babylon to come against his people Israel. This resulted in Israel being in captivity for seventy years in Babylon.

God once again displayed his sovereign control at the end of these seventy years as was prophesied by Jeremiah the prophet. He then moved sovereignly on Cyrus the king of Persia to do an amazing thing.

2 Chronicles 36:22
God moved on the heart of Cyrus king of Persia.
“The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Anyone of his people among you- may the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.”

Isaiah 45:4-6
For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I call you (Cyrus) by name and bestow on you a title of honor, though you do not acknowledge me.
I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you though you have not acknowledged me, so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting men may know there is none besides me, I am the Lord and there is no other.

I think this is an amazing account of how God is our Sovereign King. God needed the Israelites delivered, and the temple rebuilt. He causes the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to do it for him.
The text reads that even though Cyrus did not acknowledge him, he bestowed honor on him.
Why?
” For the sake of Jacob my servant of Israel my chosen.”
And so that men may know that “I am the LORD and there is no other”
God will move whatever it takes to accomplish his will.
Mountains…Yes!

The sovereignty of God has always brought me great comfort. Knowing that the omnipotent, omniscient God has all things in his hands.
I’m reminded of the children's song
He’s got the whole world in his hands
This is true.

What does this do for you?
You can rest in his sovereignty
You can trust that he is causing all things to work together for your good.
This is what pleases the LORD, to acknowledge Him, and to trust him completely.
To rest and cease from our own striving.

Isaiah 45 was a scripture impressed on me in a quiet time with the LORD in August 2008. We were stepping out in faith as the LORD had asked us to serve for a short time in Amsterdam.

Yesterday a son in the LORD from India emailed me this same text for the New Year.

I began meditating on these passages of scripture, and faith rose in my heart.
Why, because I can rest in His Sovereignty, knowing that God is in control.

In that quiet time in August 2008 the LORD spoke this to me:

“You have come a long way.
I am so honored to call you my daughter.
The faith in your heart pleases me.
It sets things in motion and it will not stop until my purposes are fulfilled.
Rejoice, your deliverance has come.
Rejoice, the way has been provided.
Rejoice, for you will see my hand.
Rejoice, for your God reigns.”

Faith moves the hand of God in your life. He will sovereignly move on the hearts of Kings in your behalf.