Recently, I had what for me was a “Copernican moment”: I am not at the
center of the universe. The world doesn’t revolve around me. It doesn’t move at
my pace, in my terms, nor in accord with my preferences.
Though we might wish it to be otherwise, life is not all about us.
Everything revolves around the Lord. In Psalm 33, we read that all nature
revolves around Him and His control (vv.6-9). He assigned the sea its boundaries
and locked the ocean in vast reservoirs. Everything in nature operates in
accordance with the laws He has set.
The nations also revolve around the Lord (vv.10-12). No plan or scheme
can stand up against God’s. Ultimately, it is the Lord’s plan that will stand
forever. His intentions can never be shaken.
Finally, the lives of all humanity revolve around the Lord (vv.13-19).
God sees the whole human race. He made our hearts, and He understands
everything we do. And He has the power to intervene in our lives and deliver us
from situations spinning out of control.
Our life is created to be centered on God, not self. How thankful we can
be to serve such a powerful God, who has every aspect of our lives under His
control.
When we die to all about us, we live to God above us. (RBC)
