In God’s Hands

Scriptures: “If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there Your hand will guide me, Your right hand will hold me fast.” (Psalm 139:9-10)

One day, as I was driving, I noticed a car with a license plate that said, “KUL FMLY”, and the frame of the plate said, “We are in God’s Hands.” What an interesting combination. People nowadays like to be cool. But, what does it mean?

The on-line Wikipedia defines cool as “an aesthetic of attitude, behavior, comportment, appearance, style and Zeitgeist. Because of the varied and changing connotations of cool, as well as its subject nature, the word has no single meaning. It has associations of composure and self-control and is often used as an expression of admiration or approval.” So, cool probably means smart, independent, and stylish.

But, without the context of God, this mentality has driven people to follow worldly fashion and to act more self-centered. The propagation of this idea and mentality has certainly created more problems than solutions for this world because the application of such idea has been limited to the context of the individual’s profile.

As a Christian, we have been taught to be shrewd, to be able to act and think independent of the worldly ways, and to follow godly traditions of the saints. In a way, we have been taught to be cool. But all within the context of God, just as this license plate said. More than that, I think this license plate reminds us once more that, when we are in God’s hands, there’s actually noting that can harm or move us. Bible tells us that “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in troubles.” (Psalm 46:1)

So, I guess it’s ok to be cool, as long as we are in God’s hands and are pursuing coolness defined by Him!

Prayer Requests:
Those teenagers living for coolness

Prayer:
Father God, we thank you for setting godly examples for us to follow. We ask for the guidance of Your Spirit of wisdom so we may live and share the riches and power of the life You have promised. We especially want to pray for those young teenagers. Please raise Your faithful servants to administer to them so they may be equipped to face the temptations and challenges from this dark and wicked generation. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen!