Take joy because God is in control

The decisive pacific naval battle of WWII was fought at Midway Island, in June 1942. After the successful Doolittle raid on Tokyo, Japanese commander Yamamoto decided to attack Midway Island and in doing hoped to draw the American carrier fleet into a battle they would lose because of Japan’s experienced carrier air power (remember Pearl Harbor).

However, the US had broken Japanese naval codes and learned of the plan in advance. Hence, US naval commander Admiral Nimitz used US carrier air power to ambush the unsuspecting Japanese carriers as they approached Midway. The Japanese lost four carriers and the US one. Afterwards, the US took control of offensive operations in the Pacific theater. This brought joy and hope to American forces.

Just as the US knew of the Japanese plan in advance, the LORD God knows the plans of His enemies in advance. He is in control of what will occur. Hence, we can take joy because God is in control.

We understand Daniel’s vision on the scale of powerful world empires, but what about the small changing circumstances in our personal lives? Does God know in advance about the difficulties we will face? Absolutely! Why doesn’t He prevent them, or surprise attack the enemy? Remember God is faithful and loving and He is acting in accord with His purpose to conform us to the image of Christ Jesus (see Romans 8:29, 1 Corinthians 15:49, and 2 Corinthians 3:18). Take joy because God is in control of even the smallest details of our lives to shape us into the image of His Son Jesus Christ!