Psalm 135:6 "Whatsoever the
LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep
places."
It would be easy for me to jump ahead to the verses that
follow this one, but my mind keeps coming back to the first words: (paraphrase)
'The LORD does whatever He wants to do'.
We are guilty of saying, or at the least thinking, that we
can do what we want. I remember times in my life when I felt I had reached the
age where I could do whatever I wanted to do. When I reached the age of being a
teenager, I felt I could do anything I wanted to do. When I reached the age of
sixteen and had my drivers' license, I felt I could do anything I wanted to do.
There was one problem with that: I had to ask daddy if I could use the car. It
was his car and he had the keys. When I turned 21, I just knew I would "be
a man" and do whatever I wanted to do. Well, that didn't work so well
either. I had expenses and had to work to get the paycheck in order to pay the
expenses. My employer seemed to always want to tell me what to do. I felt that
when I arrived at the age of retirement, I could do anything that I wanted to
do. Well, I'm now at that age, but retirement isn't in the near forecast for
me. But there is another thing that prevents me from doing anything that I want
to do. My mind says I can do anything that I could do when I was 21. My body
says,"Let's think about this before we hurt ourselves."
No, there is only one Person Who can say, "I can do
whatsoever I please." He has. He is. and He will always do as He pleases.
King Nebuchadnezzar discovered that none can prevent God from doing His will
and His pleasure. None can even share in the glory that belongs unto the LORD.
I'm thankful that He can do as He pleases. He has the power,
the knowledge, the presence, and the wisdom to do whatever He pleases and to
make it work for our good. He did as He pleased in creation. Look at the
beautiful outcome of the pleasure of the Lord in creating this universe. No
man, nor any accident, could have created to perfection as our LORD has done.
He does according to His pleasure in our daily lives. He is a gracious God and
sometimes allows us to think we are "doing it ourselves".
And most definitely, I'm thankful that He did as he pleased
when He sent His Son into the world to pay the sin debt that was against me. He
did as He pleased when He chose to save me into His family. He did as He
pleased when His Holy Spirit came into my heart, making me alive unto the
things of God. He did as He pleased even when He allowed me to think I was
making right choices, when all along the Spirit of God was prompting me and
guiding me in the right ways. I can take credit for all the wrong that has been
in my life and I say I did as I pleased. But all that is right and good is
because God has done as He pleased in me.
I'm so thankful that we serve the LORD of heaven and earth
and have been brought into a personal relationship with Him. I'm thankful that
we have been given the privilege to have a daily interaction with Him. May we
each be diligent in seeking the daily walk with our Lord.