QT 26 Apr 18, Isa 45;7, God is sovereign over all things, even calamity

Wk	Date	Passage	Key Verses(s) [Optional]	Basic Thing(s) Taught	Personal Insight(s) & Application(s)	Prayer Response
23	4/26	Isa 45:1-8	Isaiah 45:7 (ESV) — I form light and create darkness; // I make well-being and create calamity; // I am the Lord, who does all these things.	God is in charge, he brings all events to pass.	But God doesn't create evil or do evil. So when God says he creates calamity, we know that he has the authority to intervene but chooses not so, allowing the calamity to continue, and so in turn, becoming the author (the highest authority). For the believer, he works all things (including calamity) for good. But God does not sin against us. Nor does is rule over God's authority.	Father, thank you that you do see all things and you bring good out of it for the believer. I know I need to trust. I suppose I worry at times that I need some sort of calamity to cause me to seek you even more. Lord, I pray I would never take you for granted.