This is the third acrostic by my Mom which I’ve featured here. As our well-shaken 2020 hastens to its end (taking time with it), may this lift your focus heavenward to the Almighty who never loses control and whose purposes will be perfectly accomplished. May you find peace, rest, hope, and reassurance in Him.
After the acrostic Mom did on encouragement, I sent her a text with an idea for her next one: the sovereignty of God.
For us all, this year has been an amazing, disconcerting, troubling, troubled year on a variety of fronts. (After I post this, I’ll publish a separate article on this at my Ain’t Complicated blog. Link after Mom’s acrostic.)
We could say things have really spun out of control. In fact, when I started this post a week ago today, a first cousin of mine had been in a California hospital over a week already — in ICU in very critical condition and on a ventilator. Yes, covid. He’s no longer there. I believe he’s in Heaven.
Praise Almighty God, though, He has everything under control! I rest in that.
Now, here’s Mom’s acrostic about God and His doings:
Our help is in the name of the Lord (Psalm 124:8).
Upholding all things by the word of his power (Hebrews 1:3).
Ruleth over all (Psalm 103:19).
Stedfast for ever (Daniel 6:26).
Obtained eternal redemption for us (Hebrews 9:12).
Variableness [none!], neither shadow of turning (James 1:17).
Eyes of the Lord are over the righteous (1 Peter 3:12).
Ruleth in the kingdom of men (Daniel 4:32).
End of all things is at hand (1 Peter 4:7).
I am the Lord, I change not (Malachi 3:6).
God created the heaven and the earth (Genesis 1:1).
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17).
Good and upright is the Lord (Psalm 25:8).
Our God is the God of salvation (Psalm 68:20).
Delivered us from the power of darkness (Colossians 1:13).
Thank you again, Mom! 🙂
And Mom’s two other acrostics:
Now my related post at Ain’t Complicated: How I Find Peace Amidst All the Pandemic, Tyranny, Fraud, and Instability
I encourage you to read the full text of the verses Mom used for her acrostic:
“Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth” (Psalm 124:8).
“Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high” (Hebrews 1:3).
“The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all” (Psalm 103:19).
“I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end” (Daniel 6:26).
“Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us” (Hebrews 9:12).
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning” (James 1:17).
“For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil” (1 Peter 3:12).
“And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will” (Daniel 4:32).
“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer” (1 Peter 4:7).
“For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed” (Malachi 3:6).
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).
“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD” (Isaiah 54:17).
“Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way” (Psalm 25:8).
“He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death” (Psalm 68:20).
“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son” (Colossians 1:13).
Thanks Mark,
it appears your mother is doing what the Psalmist says when he speaks of those “still bringing forth fruit in old age..”
Lyle