Prayer Proved by God’s Intervention, PT. 1
“…till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.” -- Daniel 5:21
To the majority of people living on this planet, God is, at best, a detached force who is not actively involved in the affairs of mankind.
This is similar to the religious movement known as deism, popularized by Thomas Paine in his tract Common Sense, published in 1776. Deism is a belief that there is a supreme being, but that once he started the universe, he stepped back and let it run on its own, not intervening and interacting with the creation and created beings.
To the born-again child of God, we know this is completely untrue! God is, as Daniel pointed out to the evil King Belshazzar in our text, actively involved in this world! From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is replete with proof that God intervenes, interacts and rules His creation.
In Romans 11:36 we read of God’s complete involvement with His creation and His creatures, ““For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.”
In Colossians 1:16-17, the Bible refers to Jesus Christ as the Creator of all things, and the Sustainer of all things, “by Him all things consist.” Consist means “to hold together.” We can thank the Lord Jesus Christ today that He is holding all things together, and that He is constantly and continually at work in the lives of the people of this world. “Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews 7:25)
What are some events in my life where I can truly say that I saw God intervene?
Have I thanked God lately for sending my own, personal Saviour to the world and that He is actively intervening on my behalf?
