Sometimes we see so much evil around us that we feel overwhelmed, discouraged, and all alone. What can help us? Only the realization of the ultimate power of God. He is in charge. He is faithful. He never changes. He sees the whole picture while we see only a fragment of the tapestry of life.

A tapestry is woven from the back, the side from which the design seems to be only a jumble of colors, with nothing good, nothing beautiful. As the worker weaves the tapestry, she must carefully follow the pattern that the artist has made.

God sees all of the tapestry. In fact, He is the Artist who has designed the pattern. In order for the tapestry to turn out like God wants, we must follow His pattern exactly: “Listen to me, all who follow after the right, who seek the Lord.”(vs. 1) “Listen to me, my people who know what is right, you that lay my instruction to heart.”(vs. 7)

Yes, there is evil in the world around us, but God wants us to obey Him, knowing that He is in charge, that His power will never be broken.