It is two o’clock in the morning, and you are lying in bed thinking about something you cannot control. Maybe you are worried about your job. Perhaps one of your children is going through a difficult situation, or someone you love is waiting for medical test results. You have gone over every possible outcome in your mind, trying to figure out what you should do if things do not turn out the way you hope.
You know you should trust God. You have heard it preached countless times, and perhaps you have even encouraged other people to do the same thing. But now that you are the one facing uncertainty, trusting God suddenly seems much more difficult.
Why is that?
I think part of the problem is that we like being in control. We want to know what tomorrow will bring. We make plans, establish goals, save money, and try to prepare ourselves for whatever life might throw at us. And there is nothing necessarily wrong with those things. Scripture encourages wisdom, diligence, and responsible planning.
But what happens when all our careful preparations fail?
What happens when the doctor gives us news we never expected, the company announces layoffs, or someone we love makes a decision that changes the direction of our lives?
Suddenly, we are reminded of something we may have understood intellectually but never fully appreciated.
We are not in control of everything.
In fact, we are not ultimately in control of anything independently of God.
Now, that statement may make some people uncomfortable. We like to believe that we are the ones directing our lives and determining our futures. We want to think that if we work hard enough, make the right decisions, and plan carefully, we can control the outcome.
But Scripture presents a very different picture.
The Bible teaches that God is sovereign over His creation. He rules with absolute authority, perfect wisdom, and unlimited power. Nothing takes Him by surprise, and nothing can overturn His eternal purposes.
But what exactly does that mean for us?
Does God’s sovereignty mean that our decisions do not matter? Does it mean we should stop making plans because everything has already been determined? And perhaps the most difficult question of all: If God rules over everything, why does He allow His people to experience such painful circumstances?
These are not merely questions for theologians to debate.
They are questions that affect how we pray, how we make decisions, how we respond to suffering, and whether we can genuinely trust God when life seems to be falling apart.
If we are going to live faithfully as Christians, we need more than a general belief that God is powerful.
We need to understand what it means that our heavenly Father is sovereign.
God Is Not Merely Watching History Unfold
When Christians speak about God’s sovereignty, we sometimes describe it as though God possesses the ability to intervene in the world whenever He chooses, but otherwise allows history to unfold independently of Him.
In this understanding, God created the universe, established its natural laws, and occasionally steps in when circumstances require His attention.
But is that how Scripture describes His rule?
Psalm 115:3 declares that our God is in the heavens and does all that He pleases.
In the context of that psalm, the writer contrasts the living God with the powerless idols made by human hands. Those idols cannot speak, see, hear, or act. But the God of Scripture is not limited by human weakness or dependent upon anything outside Himself.
His authority is absolute.
Likewise, Daniel 4:34–35 records King Nebuchadnezzar’s acknowledgment of God’s everlasting dominion after he has been humbled. He recognizes that God acts according to His will among the inhabitants of heaven and earth, and that no one can ultimately prevent Him from accomplishing His purposes.
Think about the significance of that confession.
Nebuchadnezzar was one of the most powerful rulers of his time. He commanded armies, governed an enormous empire, and possessed authority over countless people.
Yet even he had to learn that his power was nothing compared with the sovereignty of God.
That should remind us of something important.
God is not simply the most powerful being within the universe.
He is the Creator and Lord of the universe.
Everything exists because He created it, and everything continues to exist because He sustains it.
Paul explains in Colossians 1:16–17 that all things were created through and for Jesus Christ and that in Him all things hold together.
God’s rule is therefore not limited to spectacular miracles or extraordinary historical events.
His providence extends throughout creation.
This does not mean that God acts in exactly the same way in every circumstance or that created things possess no genuine properties or responsibilities. Scripture regularly describes God accomplishing His purposes through ordinary processes, human decisions, and natural events.
But none of those things operates independently of His ultimate authority.
Theologians have traditionally used the word providence to describe God’s wise and purposeful preservation and government of everything He has created.
In other words, the world is not simply running on its own while God watches to see what happens next.
He is actively sustaining and governing His creation according to His eternal purposes.
Now, I realize this raises difficult questions, particularly about human freedom and responsibility. We will address those in a moment.
But first, we need to recognize the foundation upon which everything else rests.
God is sovereign whether we understand His purposes or not.
His authority does not depend upon our approval, and His plans are not subject to our permission.
And if that is true, then we need to rethink how we understand our own lives.
What Joseph Teaches Us About God’s Providence
One of the clearest biblical examples of God’s sovereignty is found in the life of Joseph.
If you are familiar with Genesis, you probably remember that Joseph was betrayed by his brothers, sold into slavery, and taken into Egypt.
Imagine being in his position.
You are separated from your family, taken to a foreign country, and forced into circumstances you never would have chosen for yourself.
And the people responsible are your own brothers.
It is difficult to imagine the betrayal and uncertainty Joseph must have experienced.
Yet his hardships did not end there.
After serving faithfully in Potiphar’s household, Joseph was falsely accused and imprisoned. Even after he helped interpret the dreams of Pharaoh’s officials, he remained forgotten in prison for another two years.
Now, let me ask you something.
If you were Joseph, would you have recognized God’s providential purposes while sitting in that prison?
Perhaps you would have wondered why God had allowed such terrible things to happen. You might have questioned whether your circumstances would ever improve or whether you would spend the rest of your life in captivity.
We know how the story eventually unfolds because we can read the entire account.
But Joseph did not possess that perspective while living through those events.
In God’s providence, Joseph was eventually elevated to a position of authority in Egypt. Through the wisdom God gave him, he prepared the nation for a severe famine, and the resulting provisions preserved many lives, including members of his own family.
Years later, after their father’s death, Joseph’s brothers feared that he might finally seek revenge.
But Joseph responded with one of the most remarkable statements in Scripture.
In Genesis 50:20, he told them that they had intended evil against him, but God intended it for good, to bring about the preservation of many lives.
Notice something important about that statement.
Joseph did not pretend that what his brothers had done was morally acceptable.
He called their intentions evil.
Their betrayal was real, their actions were sinful, and they remained responsible for what they had done.
Yet Joseph also recognized that God had been accomplishing His own good purposes through those very circumstances.
This is one of the most profound truths about divine providence.
God can sovereignly govern events involving sinful human actions without becoming morally responsible for the evil intentions of those who commit them.
Now, I am not suggesting that we can completely explain the mystery of how God’s sovereign decree relates to human responsibility. Scripture affirms both realities, and we should be careful not to claim more knowledge than God has revealed.
But the Bible does not present God’s sovereignty and human responsibility as mutually exclusive.
Joseph’s brothers acted according to their own sinful intentions.
And God accomplished His righteous purposes.
The same event involved human evil and divine providence, but not in the same moral sense.
And here is something else worth considering.
Joseph did not know the complete purpose of his suffering while he was experiencing it.
He recognized God’s providence more clearly when he looked back upon what had happened.
How often do we demand to understand God’s purposes before we are willing to trust Him?
We want an explanation for our difficulties. We want to know why a particular door has closed or why a painful circumstance has continued longer than expected.
But what if God has not promised to reveal every reason behind His providence?
What if part of genuine faith involves trusting His wisdom even when we cannot see what He is accomplishing?
That is not an easy lesson.
But Joseph’s life reminds us that our inability to understand God’s purposes does not mean those purposes are absent.
Does God’s Sovereignty Make Our Decisions Meaningless?
Here is where some Christians begin to struggle.
If God has ordained everything that comes to pass, why should we bother making decisions?
If He already knows what will happen tomorrow, what difference does it make whether we plan carefully or act responsibly?
And if God’s purposes cannot be defeated, why should we work hard, pray, or concern ourselves with the future?
These questions may seem reasonable at first, but they rest upon a misunderstanding of how Scripture presents divine sovereignty.
God’s providence does not eliminate the reality or significance of human actions.
Rather, God accomplishes His purposes through the means He has ordained, including human decisions and responsibilities.
Consider Proverbs 16:9, which teaches that a person’s heart plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
Notice that both activities are present.
People make plans.
God governs the outcome.
The verse does not say that planning is meaningless. It reminds us that our plans remain subject to God’s sovereign direction.
James makes a similar point in James 4:13–16.
He addresses people who confidently announce their intentions to travel to a particular city, conduct business, and make a profit.
James does not condemn commerce or responsible planning.
He confronts the arrogance of speaking as though tomorrow belongs to us.
Instead, he teaches believers to recognize their dependence upon God’s will.
And that is the distinction we need to understand.
We are called to act responsibly, but we must never imagine that our actions place us beyond God’s providence.
Let me give you a real-life example.
Suppose you own a small business and receive an opportunity to expand. The opportunity looks promising, and you have spent months evaluating the potential benefits.
You review the financial records, consult knowledgeable people, consider the risks, and eventually decide to move forward.
Then something unexpected happens.
Perhaps a major supplier closes, financing becomes unavailable, or a business partner withdraws.
Suddenly, your carefully developed plans are no longer possible.
How should a Christian respond?
Should you conclude that planning was pointless because God was always in control?
Of course not.
You acted according to the information and responsibilities available to you. Wise planning was not a failure of faith.
But neither should you assume that your own effort guaranteed the outcome.
You may need to reconsider your options, adjust your expectations, and make another decision.
And throughout the process, you can recognize that your future remains in God’s hands.
That is not fatalism.
Fatalism treats outcomes as inevitable in a way that can make human actions appear irrelevant.
Biblical providence teaches something different.
God’s purposes are certain, and He accomplishes them through real events, genuine choices, and meaningful responsibilities.
Consider Acts 27, where Paul is aboard a ship caught in a violent storm.
An angel assures him that those aboard will survive, though the ship itself will be lost.
Yet later, when some sailors attempt to abandon the vessel, Paul warns that unless they remain aboard, the others cannot be saved.
Do you see the relationship?
God had revealed the outcome, but the actions of the sailors still mattered.
The promise did not eliminate the necessity of using the means through which God would preserve their lives.
That principle has practical importance for us.
We should pray for God’s provision and still work responsibly.
We should trust God with our health and still seek appropriate medical care.
We should believe that God rules over our children’s lives while continuing to teach, discipline, and care for them.
God’s sovereignty is not permission to become passive.
It is the foundation for acting responsibly without imagining that we control the ultimate results.
What About the Evil and Suffering in This World?
Now we come to what may be the most difficult question of all.
If God is sovereign over everything, why does He permit evil?
And if nothing happens outside His providence, what are we supposed to think when someone suffers terribly through circumstances they did not cause?
I do not believe we should approach these questions carelessly.
It is easy to discuss God’s sovereignty when life is comfortable. It is something else entirely when standing beside a hospital bed or attending the funeral of someone who died unexpectedly.
Imagine parents who have just lost their young child.
Someone approaches them and says, “Don’t worry. God is in control. Everything happens for a reason.”
Now, the person offering those words may genuinely intend to provide comfort.
And as Christians, we do believe that nothing falls outside God’s sovereign providence.
But is that necessarily the wisest thing to say to grieving parents at that moment?
I would argue that it is not.
The fact that God rules over all things does not give us permission to speak as though we understand His particular purposes behind every tragedy.
Nor does it mean we should treat suffering as something insignificant.
Death is an enemy. Sin is evil. Abuse, cruelty, injustice, and betrayal are genuinely wrong.
We should never describe these things as morally good simply because God remains sovereign over them.
Scripture teaches that God is perfectly holy and never tempts anyone to evil, as James 1:13 explains.
The mystery of divine providence does not make God the author of sin or excuse the moral responsibility of those who commit evil.
At the same time, Scripture teaches that even human wickedness cannot ultimately frustrate His redemptive purposes.
Nowhere is this seen more clearly than in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
In Acts 2:23, Peter declares that Jesus was delivered up according to God’s definite plan and foreknowledge, yet was crucified and killed through the hands of lawless men.
Think about that.
The greatest act of human wickedness—the unjust condemnation and crucifixion of the sinless Son of God—was not an unexpected interruption of God’s plan.
It occurred according to His eternal redemptive purpose.
Yet the people who committed that evil remained responsible for their actions.
God did not approve of their wickedness, but He sovereignly accomplished the salvation of His people through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
That does not mean we can explain every tragedy by comparing it directly with the cross.
The crucifixion occupies a unique place in God’s plan of redemption.
But it demonstrates that human evil does not possess the power to defeat God’s purposes.
And that should give us reason for hope.
Still, we need to recognize the difference between knowing that God is sovereign and knowing why He has permitted a particular event.
The book of Job is especially instructive here.
Job experiences devastating losses without understanding the heavenly circumstances introduced to the reader at the beginning of the book.
His friends repeatedly attempt to explain his suffering as the consequence of some hidden wrongdoing.
But their conclusions are mistaken.
They speak with confidence about matters they do not truly understand.
And I think that should warn us.
When someone is suffering, we should not assume that we can identify the specific reason God has permitted their hardship.
Sometimes the most faithful thing we can do is acknowledge the pain, offer practical help, pray, and remain present.
We can affirm God’s sovereignty without pretending to possess His infinite wisdom.
And we can grieve honestly while continuing to trust Him.
The Psalms themselves contain prayers of lament in which believers express fear, confusion, sorrow, and deep anguish.
God has not commanded His people to pretend they are never troubled.
He calls us to bring our troubles before Him.
God’s Promises Do Not Mean Every Circumstance Will End the Way We Want
Romans 8:28 is one of the passages Christians frequently turn to when life becomes difficult.
Paul teaches that God works all things together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.
What an extraordinary promise.
But we need to understand what Paul means by good.
Sometimes we interpret the verse as though God has promised to turn every painful experience into an obvious earthly blessing.
We lose a job, but eventually receive a better one.
A relationship ends, but later we meet someone who seems more compatible.
A financial difficulty arises, but an unexpected opportunity provides more money than we originally lost.
Now, God certainly can bring those kinds of outcomes.
But is that what Romans 8:28 guarantees?
Read the following verse.
In Romans 8:29, Paul explains God’s purpose in conforming His people to the image of His Son.
That is a significant part of the good toward which His providence is directed.
God’s ultimate purpose is not simply to make our earthly circumstances more comfortable.
It is to bring His people into the fullness of salvation and conformity to Jesus Christ.
That changes how we understand the promise.
A Christian may lose a job and never recover the same level of income.
Someone may experience a serious illness and never regain their former health.
A family may grieve a loved one for the rest of their lives.
And yet God’s promise remains secure.
Not because the suffering itself is good, but because God is accomplishing His good purposes through the entirety of His providence, including circumstances that are genuinely painful.
Sometimes we may recognize particular ways God has strengthened our faith or changed our priorities through hardship.
Other times we may not understand what He is accomplishing.
And some explanations may remain hidden from us until we are with Christ.
But our trust does not depend upon receiving every answer.
It depends upon the faithfulness of the God who has promised to complete the salvation of His people.
That is a much stronger foundation than the expectation that every difficult situation will eventually become an earthly success story.
If God Is Sovereign, Why Should We Pray?
There is another question that naturally arises when we consider God’s sovereignty.
If God already knows what we need, and His purposes cannot be changed or defeated, why should we pray?
Does prayer actually accomplish anything?
I think this question reveals how easily we misunderstand the purpose of prayer.
Sometimes we approach prayer primarily as a means of convincing God to do what we want.
We explain our needs, present our reasons, and hope that God will agree with our preferred outcome.
But if prayer is understood only as an attempt to persuade God to adopt our plans, then divine sovereignty can seem like an obstacle.
Scripture presents a much richer understanding.
Prayer is one of the means God has appointed through which His people express their dependence upon Him, bring their requests before Him, and participate in the unfolding of His providential purposes.
Consider Daniel 9.
Daniel understands from Jeremiah’s writings that the appointed period of Jerusalem’s desolation is nearing its completion.
Now, if Daniel believed that God’s sovereign promise made prayer unnecessary, what might he have done?
He could have simply waited.
After all, God had already revealed what He intended to accomplish.
But that is not what Daniel did.
Instead, he turned to the Lord with prayer, fasting, confession, and supplication.
He recognized God’s promise and responded by seeking Him.
That is a profound example of the relationship between divine sovereignty and human prayer.
God’s promises do not eliminate prayer.
They provide the foundation upon which we pray with confidence.
We pray because God has commanded us to pray, because He invites us to bring our requests before Him, and because He genuinely works through the prayers of His people.
This does not mean our prayers control God or force Him to abandon His eternal purposes.
It means prayer itself belongs within His providential government of the world.
Consider a parent praying for a child who has wandered away from the Christian faith.
That parent may pray faithfully for years.
They cannot regenerate their child’s heart. They cannot argue their child into spiritual life or produce repentance through their own determination.
Only the Holy Spirit can bring about that transformation.
But does that make the parent’s prayers meaningless?
Not at all.
The parent can pray with confidence in God’s power, continue demonstrating love, speak the truth when opportunities arise, and entrust the outcome to the Lord.
And perhaps that is one of the greatest blessings of understanding God’s sovereignty.
We are not required to carry responsibilities that belong to God alone.
We are called to be faithful with the responsibilities He has given us while depending upon Him for the results.
Learning to Live Without Demanding Control
I believe one of the most practical consequences of understanding God’s sovereignty is learning to recognize the difference between responsibility and control.
We are responsible for many things.
We are responsible for the decisions we make, the promises we keep, the way we treat people, and the duties entrusted to us.
But we cannot control every outcome.
Consider a parent whose adult child is making decisions the parent believes are harmful.
Perhaps the child has stopped attending church, rejected important family values, or entered a relationship that causes serious concern.
The parent may become consumed with worry.
They replay conversations, question past decisions, and wonder whether they could somehow force their child to make different choices.
But there are limits to what even a loving parent can do.
They can speak truthfully, offer wise counsel, establish appropriate boundaries, remain available, and pray.
But they cannot control another adult’s heart.
And attempting to do so may create greater conflict without producing genuine change.
Understanding God’s sovereignty does not remove the parent’s grief or responsibility.
It reminds them that their child’s life is not ultimately beyond the reach of God’s providence.
That truth can help a parent remain faithful without becoming consumed by the impossible task of controlling another person’s decisions.
The same principle applies to many other areas of life.
A teacher can prepare excellent lessons, encourage students, and provide meaningful opportunities to learn, but cannot guarantee that every student will respond with diligence.
A doctor can use professional knowledge and skill to treat patients, but cannot promise that every treatment will succeed.
A business owner can act with integrity, make thoughtful decisions, and work diligently, but cannot control every economic circumstance.
Our responsibility is real.
Our control is limited.
And perhaps the problem is that we frequently confuse the two.
We take responsibility for outcomes God has never placed within our power, and then become discouraged when we cannot make everything happen according to our expectations.
But Scripture calls us to faithfulness rather than omnipotence.
We are creatures.
God is the Creator.
And there is tremendous freedom in recognizing that distinction.
Not freedom from responsibility, but freedom from the exhausting illusion that everything depends upon us.
Sovereignty Should Produce Humility, Not Spiritual Pride
There is one more issue I want to address because I think it is particularly important for those of us who strongly affirm the Reformed understanding of God’s sovereignty.
We can become so passionate about defending this doctrine that we begin treating our understanding as a reason for spiritual superiority.
We read the theological arguments, study biblical passages concerning election and providence, and become increasingly confident that we understand the relationship between God’s sovereign purposes and human salvation.
And then something unfortunate happens.
We begin looking down upon Christians who do not share our conclusions.
We become impatient with their questions, dismiss their concerns, and sometimes treat them as though they simply refuse to accept what is obvious.
But let me ask you something.
If God’s sovereignty is true, what reason do we have to become proud of our understanding?
If every good gift ultimately comes from God, why should we treat theological knowledge as though it were something we produced independently of His grace?
Paul asks in 1 Corinthians 4:7 what we have that we did not receive.
That question should humble us.
Our understanding is limited. Our reasoning is imperfect. And even when we arrive at correct theological conclusions, we remain entirely dependent upon the gracious work of God.
The doctrine of sovereignty should make us more humble, not less.
It should also affect how we respond to success.
Suppose you have worked for years to establish a successful business. You have made difficult decisions, endured setbacks, and invested considerable effort into building something that now provides for your family.
There is nothing wrong with recognizing the value of that work.
But should you conclude that your success exists entirely because of your own intelligence, determination, and abilities?
Scripture reminds us that even our opportunities and abilities are gifts received under God’s providence.
That should produce gratitude rather than self-glorification.
And when we experience setbacks, it should keep us from assuming that God’s care has somehow disappeared.
We can acknowledge human effort without making ourselves the ultimate source of every good outcome.
The more clearly we understand divine sovereignty, the more reason we have to worship the Lord rather than ourselves.
Our Greatest Confidence Is Found in the Sovereign Savior
There is one final place we need to look if we want to understand the practical significance of God’s sovereignty.
The cross of Jesus Christ.
We have already considered how Acts 2 describes the crucifixion as occurring according to God’s definite plan, even while those who committed the evil remained morally responsible.
But we should not overlook what that means for our salvation.
The death of Jesus was not an unfortunate event that forced God to develop a new plan.
Christ came into the world to accomplish the redemption of His people.
He lived in perfect obedience to the Father, willingly offered Himself as the atoning sacrifice for sin, and rose victorious from the grave.
Our salvation is therefore not ultimately dependent upon human ability, religious achievement, or the uncertain success of our own efforts.
It rests upon the sovereign grace of God accomplished through Jesus Christ.
And that should give believers extraordinary confidence.
Romans 8:30 traces God’s saving purpose from predestination through calling and justification to glorification.
Paul presents the completion of salvation with such certainty that glorification is spoken of as an accomplished reality within the unfolding purpose of God.
Why?
Because the salvation God has purposed for His people cannot ultimately fail.
That does not mean our Christian lives will be free from suffering or spiritual struggle.
We will experience grief. We will face temptation. We will sometimes become discouraged and question whether we possess the strength to continue.
But our ultimate hope does not rest upon the stability of our emotions or the perfection of our personal obedience.
It rests upon Jesus Christ.
The sovereign Lord who accomplished our redemption is the same Lord who continues sustaining His people.
And the God who has promised to complete His saving work is faithful.
That is why the doctrine of sovereignty should never remain merely an intellectual subject.
It should influence how we live when circumstances are uncertain.
It should shape how we pray when our burdens seem overwhelming.
It should remind us to remain humble when we succeed and to depend upon God when we fail.
And it should encourage us to place our confidence in the Savior whose purposes cannot be defeated.
Trusting God With What We Cannot See
Let me return to that person lying awake at two o’clock in the morning.
Perhaps that person is you.
You are facing a situation you cannot control. You have prayed, considered your options, and tried to make responsible decisions, but you still do not know how everything will turn out.
What should you do?
I do not believe the answer is to pretend you are not worried.
Nor is it to stop planning, abandon your responsibilities, or convince yourself that everything will eventually happen exactly the way you want.
Instead, I believe we need to learn what it means to trust our sovereign Father.
We can bring our fears before Him honestly.
We can seek wisdom through Scripture and the counsel of mature believers.
We can fulfill the responsibilities He has placed before us and make the best decisions we can with the knowledge available.
And then we can entrust the results to Him.
That last part may be the most difficult.
We often want to trust God while still maintaining control over the outcome.
We want His guidance, but we also want assurance that His plan will match our preferences.
Yet genuine trust means recognizing that God’s wisdom exceeds our own.
Isaiah 46:9–10 records the Lord declaring His uniqueness as God and affirming that His counsel will stand and that He will accomplish His purposes.
That is not a promise that we will understand every event.
It is a declaration that God remains faithful to His own sovereign will.
And for those who belong to Jesus Christ, that truth should be a source of profound comfort.
We are not living in a universe governed by blind chance.
Our lives are not beyond the knowledge or care of our heavenly Father.
And although we cannot see every detail of His providence, we know the Savior through whom He has revealed His love and accomplished our redemption.
There will be times when we look back and recognize how God worked through circumstances we never would have chosen.
There will also be times when the reasons remain hidden.
But we do not need complete knowledge of God’s purposes in order to trust His character.
We need to remember who He is.
He is holy, righteous, wise, and perfectly faithful.
He does not make mistakes.
He cannot be overcome by circumstances.
And His purposes are not threatened by the uncertainty that so often troubles our hearts.
So the next time you find yourself worried about the future, remember that your responsibility is not to control everything that might happen.
Your responsibility is to be faithful with what God has placed before you.
Pray. Seek wisdom. Act responsibly. Love the people He has entrusted to your care. And when circumstances move beyond your ability to understand or control, remember that they have never moved beyond His authority.
We do not have to know what tomorrow holds in order to trust the One who governs tomorrow.
And we do not have to understand every part of His providence to recognize His faithfulness.
The sovereignty of God does not mean the Christian life will always be easy or that every question will receive an answer. It means that in every circumstance, whether joyful or painful, expected or unexpected, our lives remain under the wise and sovereign care of the God who has graciously redeemed us through Jesus Christ.
And that is a truth worth resting in.