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Ephesians 3:11-12

"This is according to the purpose of the ages, which He made in the Messiah, Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness, access and confidence through faith in Him."

Have you ever sat back and just thought of how blessed we are as believers in Christ? To think of His majesty and glory, how He created the heavens and the earth, how He knows all and sees all, how He has His plans and His purposes to which He fulfills...and yet this God of all gods, the Creator of life has given us this privilege to have access to Him whenever, wherever, however we need Him. O what a humbling thought.

Thank the Lord for His promises and His faithfulness. I am so grateful He never has a CLOSED sign on the gates of Heaven. I am so awe-struck that He allows me to come before Him with prayers, supplications & intercessions and He listens. Can you imagine that? Someone SO mighty, so powerful and so vast will listen to my cries...and then, get this...He actually cares for me. He loves me and He calls me His own.

God is there for you, for me, for anyone who calls upon the name of the Lord. I know that yesterday was the anniversary of one of the absolute darkest days in human history and I know for a fact that people called upon the name of the Lord. Prayers for peace, for healing, for comfort and for restoration were offered. However, the "intellectuals" among us may doubt the existence of God and would even be so brazen as to shake their fists in the face of God, exclaimng "where was God on 9-11?"

Let me assure you, my friend...God was where He has always been.

On His throne and in control.

While this concept for some may be too hard to accept or believe, I am not ashamed to say that I cannot offer all the answers you may have the questions to. No one can offer you all the answers for no one can fully know the mind of God. It is not for us to be able to explain everything away when God's purposes are so much more than our finite minds could ever hope to comprehend.

Yet we believe and walk in our faith in Christ Jesus, knowing that everything works together for the good for those who love Him. (Romans 8:28 HCSB)

It is especially comforting to know that during these times of trouble and confusion, we can go to the Rock who is our salvation with our cries for help, our concerns and questions. It is during these times especially that we must reach out in love to those who are hurting, to those who need a shoulder to support them, "to walk in humility and gentleness, with patience, accepting one another in love, diligently keeping the unity of the Spirit with the peace that bind us." (Ephesians 4:2-3 HCSB)

Thank God that by His grace & mercy we have that all access to come before Him without fear of finding a CLOSED sign in the window.

"Cast your burden on the Lord and He will support you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken." (Psalms 55:22 HCSB)