“Let the heavens be glad
 Let the earth sing praise
 Let them say among the nations 
 The Lord reigns.”

“The LORD reigns…” Psalm 97:1
 
“The LORD reigns…” Psalm 99:1 

“He (Christ Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the first born over all creation.
For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.  All things were created through Him and for Him.
And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.”  Colossians 1:15-17

‘He is the image of the invisible God’
Did not Jesus say to His disciple Philip,
“…He who has seen Me has seen the Father…”?  John 14:9

“And He is the radiance of His (God’s) glory and the exact representation of His nature.” Hebrews 1:3

“…Christ, who is the image of God.”  2 Corinthians 4:4b

‘For by Him all things were created’
“All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.”  John 1:3

“…one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.”  1 Corinthians 8:6b

It is He, the Creator of all things, who is in control of all things!  Does it not say in the Scripture above that ‘in Him all things hold together’?  Knowing these things, how can we not embrace Proverbs 3:5-6,
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
 And lean not on your own understanding.
 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
 and He shall direct your paths.”

No matter what the circumstances are (and there are a great many difficult ones) we have the Creator of all things, the One who holds all things together, who directs our paths as we acknowledge, trust and rely on Him.
Remember, though the valley is deep we are never alone, He is there with us--walking THROUGH, never taking up residence there!  It is through these experiences that we come to know the truth of Romans 8:28!

We are His!
“Know that the LORD Himself is God; 
 It is He who made us, and not we ourselves;
 We are His people…”  Psalm 100:3
 
With humble hearts we gratefully thank you and give you, Lord, all the glory.  Amen