Truths We Need

 Laurel Valley golf course in Townsend, TN

The world is God's possession. He rules over everything, large and small, from governing the hairs on our heads to governing nations. Contrary to Satan's lie (Luke 4:9), the world does not belong to him [Satan]. It belongs entirely to God. It is His alone.  And "He does according to His will in the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth; and no one can ward off His hand or say to Him, 'What have you done?' " (Daniel 4:35).

St. James Episcopal Church in Eufaula, Alabama built in 1905. The style is Gothic Revival.

God decreed all of history. He decreed everything that would ever happen (Ephesians 3:11, Acts 15:18). That is why God's decree is spoken of in the singular and not in the plural tense. "I will surely tell of the decree of the Lord" (Psalm 2:7).  This means God's mind doesn't proceed from one thought to another like ours does. He does not say, "Because Sally did this I think I will do that." 

Old Cades Cove road in Townsend, TN