JESUS CAME TO MAKE US COMPLETE IN CHRIST ALONE

" I have been crucified with Christ; and I no longer live ; but Christ lives in me.
The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God ; who loved me and gave himself for me ". Galatians 2 : 20 .

Assumptions abound about how to "identify" a "complete and true Christian".
There are diverse good-intentioned counsels and preaching , about how to live "a full and sanctified Christian life" and numerous man-made doctrines and criteria for measuring the Believer's "level" in his/her walk with God.
These criteria include how you talk , look or even walk! How many times you pray, how long and how loud your prayers are; what you wear: how long your skirts and sleeves are, how high your necklines are and how much or how often you give to the poor and your church records. Even, where you work, who your friends are and your marital status are considered in the "holiness and sanctification" package.
You flout even one of these "laws" and you are deemed "unacceptable" to God by some man-made laws..
No wonder, some people are very careful to look stone-faced, sad, pious, respectable, humble and very gentle in their manner and speech, especially in public.
All in the bid to impress their fellow men and to be "completely acceptable" to God.

The new convert is often confused and burdened with this load of "dos and don'ts" in some churches. This demand for "holiness by appearance and works" tend to contradict the message of the Bible which says:
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God;
Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9
There are NO contradiction or confusion in the Holy Bible . What causes confusion and contradictions is the human attempts at manipulating the Word of God.
Inadvertently, man tries to shift the focus from God to himself, as "Saviour"; by attempting and failing to set up his own system of righteousness and holiness.
The Eternal Truth is that Man did not and does not have the ability to take away his own sins or another man's sins.
Thieves ,whores and other deviants are often advised to "get a job" or "get married as soon as possible! Do this, do that!".
But does that solve the underlining Spiritual Problem ,which is refusal to submit to the Lordship of Jesus Christ?

The futility and foolishness of trying to solve spiritual problems with carnal solutions are evident around us.
Getting a job or becoming rich would not stop a person who has a spiritual problem from being a thief or a prostitute or both.
Why would someone with valid credit cards and store cards and a wallet stuffed with hundreds of pounds be caught again and again, shoplifting ridiculous items like a tie or a pair of panty hose costing £4.99 only?
When a multi-millionaire is appointed into a government office , one would assume that he/she would not be tempted to embezzle huge sums of public funds. But is this the reality?
Why are some educated and talented men and women engaged in prostitution,even while in full-time, well-paying jobs?
In all human societies, marriage is desirable . Sadly, there is proof that getting married for some people ,has not brought the desired cure for promiscuity and sexual depravity; nor is it a guarantee for maintaining a life of holiness.
Despite all the edifying marriage seminars, preachings, teachings ,books and DVDs on marriage, the situation in some marriages are scandalous. Many married men and women engage in extra-marital affairs.
What or who, except the conviction of the Holy Spirit, can transform a heart where big and small lies and evil schemes are fabricated, non-stop?
Many youths from decent Christian homes have become "Children of Sorrow" and thorns in the flesh of their parents!
Why do people hate and murder people,just for the fun of it?
Why have physical punishments and imprisonment not deterred habitual offenders?
The answer is that until we, as individuals, surrender our whole lives to Christ, and until we have a PERSONAL relationship ( not a church or group relationship) with him trusting in his righteousness, not in ours, we would not get it right.

YOU ARE COMPLETE IN CHRIST .
We have to get this truth in all its ramifications, into our mind and soul:
Salvation , by faith , is complete. It is an unmerited gift given by the grace of the merciful God .
There is NOTHING ELSE for us to do or for anyone to do on our behalf to add our salvation. God's word says that "It is Finished!" and it is finished indeed.
"And of his fullness have all we received ,and grace for grace.
For the law was given by Moses , but truth and grace came by Jesus Christ" . John 1:16 .
If our salvation depended on our own efforts and "good works", then the life, death and resurrection of Christ would be meaningless.
Then there would be no difference between the Christian and the Unbeliever who believes that his or her salvation depends on some "judgement by scale" which weighs a person's "good and holy" deeds against their "evil" deeds to determine whether they are "qualified" or not to enter Heaven!
In spite of God's word that Salvation is by grace and NOT by works (Romans 11:6,and Ephesians 2:7), mankind have decided to "help" God by making salvation " MORE complete"!
Sadly, to complicate and confuse issues further for a new-comer in church, some Christians have brought in "old wives tales", man-made doctrines and their local customs and traditions into the church , upholding them as Bible doctrines!
A lot of time is expended and wasted in hair-splitting arguments and numerous scriptures are quoted to support these unChristian doctrines and teachings!
The Bible counsels that we should beware of the tricks of our adversary , the Devil, which shift our focus from Christ and which make us depend on our own righteousness.
" Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men,after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ."Colossians 2:7-8
Look unto Jesus , who began a good work in us and he is able to accomplish it.
In moments of confusion , when we are being bombarded with diverse "dos" and "don'ts", remember that we do not stand by our strength alone. We have power divine living in us . Do not be bewildered or swayed by diverse doctrines of men.
Believe God and believe his word that you are loved and you are accepted by God BECAUSE of Jesus Christ.
When God looks at us , he doesn't see our filthy righteousness but he sees Christ in us , our hope of Glory.
The fullness of the Godhead which dwells in Christ we have received by faith . Christ dwells in us , expressing through us , making us complete in Him.
Jesus lives in and transforms the Christian inside out; perfecting all that concerns us.
Daily , we should appreciate this truth and rejoice in it; not be burdened by our guilt, doubts or failed attempts to be "holy"!
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power. Colossians 2:9- 10.

Strong , Enduring and Eternal

17." Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

18. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures ". 

James  1: 17-18. ESV .

The bond between mother and child is strong indeed ; so strong and enduring that even as adults , most people's first port of call when they seek someone to share the latest news concerning their situations with, are their mothers .

Naturally , in times of need or times of crisis, humans would think first of running to Mother for support , counsel and reassurance because Mother and no one else is the person who could be trusted to give them comfort and to keep their secrets secret from third parties.

Mother , indeed, in the one person to be relied upon for comfort and love when all around us have proved untrustworthy and  unreliable .

People would run to Mother not only for comfort and re-assurance when they are distressed ; but Mother is usually the first person to hear the good news concerning their successes, their blessings and joyous situations .

                                    

                                        

A Mother's love towards her children endures until her last breath.
Female animals have been known to take on bigger predators than themselves when the lives of their off springs were threatened.
Most mothers, if their children were under attack; even in the face of danger to themselves from stronger attackers , would fight off such attackers with all their strength even with their last breath , to protect the lives of their off springs .

Some trees and other plants are famous for protecting their leaves , buds and fruits from invasion by destructive insects, birds and humans. They repel such invasions by putting on their natural defences like thorns , colour camouflages or by emitting unpleasant odours and secreting bitter and poisonous liquids.

Thanks be to God the Creator of all things for giving all His living creatures  the gift of Mother's Love !

Maternal love was created and divinely programmed to be all what it is. A biological mother's love is the sample and the earthly shadow of the real thing which is God's love for His children.

The uniqueness of a mother's love is indisputable as it is the purest , strongest and most reliable manifestation of love which a human being could receive from another human being .
For these reasons , many humans, actually love and cherish their mothers to the extent that if they were faced with the difficult choice of pleasing their mothers and maintaining their relationships with their mothers or displeasing God and losing their close relationship with God ; they would prefer to please their mothers.

God's love deserves  to be cherished and appreciated above all other love existing among humans.

God is Love who is unconditional and eternal . 

God's love manifests as the caring Father's love and also as the multi- breasted Mother's all-sufficient love which is more than enough to supply abundantly above all we need or desire . 

" And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst." Zechariah 2: 5.

 All what humans would ever need regarding unconditional and unending love, provisions, faithfulness , protection and care is found in God alone. 

"Can a woman forget her nursing child and 
have no compassion on the son of her womb ?
Even these may forget , but I will not forget you ".

 Isaiah 49:15.

 How could a nursing mother " forget " to care and to have compassion for the child she bore?

Strange as the notion seems , many mothers have done just that. They forgot their children when they were most needed by their children !

A mother's forgetfulness could be deliberate or unintentional.
Even as unique as maternal love is, a mother’s love being human and earthly in its nature, is subject to human failings ; as such, Mother's love cannot measure up to the highest standard which is God's unconditional and perfect love .
Like a shadow is fleeting and is not the substance ,so could the uniqueness of maternal love be fleeting and fallible .
Unintentionally , a careless mother could doze off, forgetting to feed her child , or she could fail to position her child properly in the child's bed leading to cot-death !

Some mothers have ignorantly or carelessly fed their children with contaminated food and water which caused severe life-threatening diseases in the children.

 Some mothers have forgotten to give their sick children the correct dosage of prescribed medications.

When in public places, some mothers forget to keep an eye on their children ; resulting in missing children  and fatal accidents resulting from their children running into the paths of fast-moving vehicles!

These acts of carelessness or / and ignorance by mothers are just a few of such which could cause severe injury or death for their children.

But the Eternal Mother , Jehovah El-Shaddai neither sleeps nor slumbers on duty. Psalm 121:1- 4.

Yahweh , Jehovah God is always on duty , day and night , watching  over His children . 

Blessed be His holy Name.

In times of need , when we turn to our mothers , they would be willing to do everything they could do to come to our aid .
But much as our mothers would be willing to do everything to help us , what if their "everything" is not enough to meet our basic needs and wants? What then ?
Some mothers "forget" their love for their children when it comes to matters of the mothers' desires to spend the lion share of their money on their craving for drink , hard drugs, hard smoke, expensive holidays, the latest fashion, beauty and cosmetics products, jewellery and other desirable gadgets .

Another major issue for some mothers is their love of food vis-à-vis the love for their children . 
Usually, mothers are responsible for the cooking and dishing out the food in the proportions as mothers deem fit, to all members of their household. 
Some mothers find it challenging to overcome the temptation of the sin of selfishness and gluttony when it comes to sharing equitably the family meals .
It has been alleged by some children that their own mothers start eating portions of the meat, fish and chicken during when their mothers are cooking the family meals.
By the time the food is ready to be dished out, such mothers would eat more by serving themselves larger portions of meals and keeping the best and biggest pieces of meat and chicken in their soups for themselves , while leaving the smallest and bony pieces for their children and husbands !
The excuse of such mothers for gobbling large portions of their family meals is :
" For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The labourer deserves his wages.” 1 Timothy 5: 18.
We have seen the distressing sights of the endless adverts of starving children in the media; used by numerous charities to source for donations .
People have often wondered how is it that the diseased , dying and skeletal children seen in those charity advertisements are ,usually, cuddled by mothers who look fit and rosy-cheeked ?!
I hear you !

In Jehovah El Shaddai God there is no lack , no turning or variableness.  James 1:17. 

Strong and sacrificial is maternal love ; but even a mother's love could waver and falter when her joy and her pleasure over the child she bore have ceased.

Some mothers have chosen to forget their love for their children by abandoning them ; may be because their joy as mothers has ceased , due to many reasons.

Reasons such as the fact that the child or children they bore have turned out to be children of sorrow because of the children's physical deformities or depraved characters which have caused shame and sorrow to their mothers and entire families .

Definitely not what or whom their mothers were expecting the children to become ! 

Strange as it sounds, some mothers in the event of their remarriage or starting a new love relationship have chosen to abandon their own children by seeking their personal happiness and fulfilment in the love of their current man.
 Some mothers have complied if their man demanded that such mothers forsake their own children for him ; as his condition for continuing the love relationship.
Also , some mothers have decided to "change gear " by shifting their love , care and attention from their children to their own personal interests ; by investing their love , time and energy in advancing their personal careers, businesses and their own future financial security .
Such mothers give their reasons for such change as the blatant ingratitude they have received from their children.

Appreciating the awesome dimensions of God 's love as Jehovah El-Shaddai "The Multi -Breasted One", is essential and imperative for maintaining our total trust in God as the ultimate provider and supplier of whatever we need in our lives .

Mothers are special , they are indispensable and where would most of us be without our mothers ?
But like all good things on earth, mothers' love is not eternal.

Some day, these great women who rocked our cradles , who are rocking our world, going the extra mile , spending sleepless nights and busy days to care for us and to nurture us ; like all humans , they will pass away.

Some day, you will wake up and hear that your Mother , your most-trusted confidante, your best friend and the greatest love of your life has gone away from this realm !
But , if she was a Christian , she is alive in eternity .

When Mother has gone Home , her God and your God lives and He is your Strong , Enduring and Eternal Multi-breasted One .
Jehovah , the El-Shaddai God alone deserves our adoration and worship.

Appreciate God's faithfulness and goodness .
 Worship Him . Hallelujah ! 

Your Day of Visitation

 " Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me ". Revelation 3: 20.

 Often one  hears  stories of  how people lost out because they failed to utilise great opportunities and privileges which they took  for granted until the open doors were shut and the privileges were taken away from them permanently . 
Then one wonders how people could  be so  careless and  indifferent to the point of incurring  such heavy  losses. The amazement would increase in cases where such opportunities were presented and disregarded  not once or twice , but even when such were before people's eyes constantly.  
Stories of  lost chances underline the veracity  in the saying  that  " If  you think education is  too costly ,then  try the option of  Ignorance ." 
Lost opportunities and privileges result , mostly, from the  ignorance of  the loser about the existence , the usefulness and the value or worth of such opportunities 
After incurring losses , regret sets in . The loser of opportunities and privileges  would blame himself and  blame everybody  for his or her loss. 
After blame comes resignation and self - consolation with words like; "Well, what will be will be ! It was not meant  to be mine ;  it wasn't in  my destiny . Maybe it was not God's time , not His will  for me  to have it !"

Talking about the greatest missed opportunity in life , what readily  comes  to mind  is the opportunity  for a human being  to make peace with God during his or her life time , which he or she refused  to utilise ! . 
"Making peace with God "  as in accepting Jesus Christ  the Prince of Peace as Lord and Saviour into the life of a person. 
That means believing and accepting the salvation of God through  Jesus Christ , the Son of  God and also choosing  to lead a LIFE-TIME of confessing to the world Jesus Christ as your Lord  . (John 3:14-19).

Have you ever wondered why preachers go on and on preaching about "accepting Jesus into your life"?
They preach the Gospel that you may accept it  for your own good.
 It is unwise to hear the Gospel , times without number, to dismiss it as "unworkable" and therefore throw away the chance of having a personal encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ .
The fatal error is the missed opportunity of  NOT recognising  your day  of visitation . Luke 19 : 44.
Who is knocking at the door of your heart , calling on  you today and who is offering  you this eternal  life -line unto the salvation of your soul?
Is it Jesus calling you or is it the preacher with the same message which you could have heard before now?
It is Jesus Christ  who is calling you now. .
What has been your response to Jesus' call ?
  Maybe you are saying ,  " it's all a big joke , it's empty talk , all gas and no substance;   a load of nuisance from money-hungry hypocritical preachers!" 
Well, if that has been your attitude , you have been wasting  your time trying  to "shoot the messengers " !
 If  you reject God's call by refusing to accept the salvation of Jesus Christ , you are not rejecting the preachers of the Gospel of Christ but your are rejecting the Lord Jesus Christ.
Your rejection of the Salvation of Jesus Christ does not have any adverse effects on the  preachers of the Word , neither does it change who the Almighty Jesus is.
The Gospel message did not originate  from Christian preachers or any human being . 
The message preached to you  is the invitation from Jesus Christ to you to accept His salvation . 
That is not a joking matter . 
You will  be blessed when you decide to  listen  to the voice of God , your maker.
On the contrary, your blasphemous words and hostility towards the Gospel of Christ cannot , never , pull God's stars down.
The preachers and teachers of the Gospel who you condemn as "hypocrites " are soul winners and they preach not in vain . They are blessed for ever unto eternity.
The Bible calls soul winners "stars" who will shine for ever and ever . Daniel 12 :3
Special Crowns prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ await  all soul winners in heaven . 1 Peter 5: 4, Revelation 2: 8- 10, 3: 11.
Every  word of God which they have preached  will stand as witnesses against every hearer and every reader of those words on the last day . John 12: 46 -50 .
How about you joining God's stars  to turn many  to righteousness ?
Your first step towards this is to reconsider your options while you still are a living soul , for there is  no repentance in the grave. After you die no "special mass" or prayers for the dead  and  no expensive funeral ceremonies can save your soul.

" And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: 
For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them " Luke 10 : 23 -24.

Blessed are the ears which hear and the eyes which see and believe the Gospel of Christ .

 What a blessed privilege it is  to  be in a position  to hear the Gospel and  to accept Jesus , freely !
Millions of people are wishing that they have the privilege of being in a position  to hear the Gospel and  to  be able  to accept Christ without the fear of being imprisoned or beheaded for doing so .

Many kings , queens and prophets have died without accepting Christ and as they faced  a doomed life in eternal torment , they were filled with regret and terror., wishing  they had humbled themselves and listened  to God's call during their life time.
It is a great  honour  and privilege  to reside  in a  place  where the gospel is easily accessible.

There are  many living souls who wish they have the opportunity  to freely receive and freely accept the Gospel. In some nations , the Gospel  is prohibited and conversion  to Christianity is punishable  by death. 

Every  moment I give thanks  to God  for the special privilege  of  being a Christian woman , living  in a free country where I am enjoying my rights of freedom to worship and to serve the Living God Jesus Christ .. 

Are you in that same privileged position as I am ? If yes , Please do not take the grace of God  for granted .

  Thank God  for open doors and for the golden opportunity of  being able  to choose freely to accept  the Son  of God , Jesus Christ  as your personal Lord and Saviour.

Praise the Lord ! Hallelujah!

If you are in one of those nations when the Gospel  is restricted and you are facing  the fears and threats of imprisonment and death because of the Gospel , this is not an excuse not  to receive the Salvation of God.
Thank God  for the advent  of the Internet  which gives millions of souls free access to the  Gospel .

For the purpose of  spreading  the Gospel , God gave man the knowledge  to invent the computer and the Internet in order  to make it easy to shine the Light of the Gospel into every dark place where Satan and his disciples reside and they reign with great terror and unimaginable wickedness.
When we get to heaven we will be surprised at the large number of "secret disciples" of Jesus Christ, Christians  who were converted through Internet preachings which have also aided them to hold on to their Christian faith ; even as they lived in nations  where there is vicious hostility against the Gospel .
Please pray for Christians living in such nations. Not only pray for them , reach out  to them  to encourage and strengthen them in as many ways as you can .

The Internet is rich in video and audio Christian materials and websites like this one  which preach the Word of God ; thereby  giving millions  the chance  to accept  Christ  and to grow to become strong  and fruitful Christians .
Please make use of these opportunities which are  freely available on the Internet.

 Today , you have the opportunity  to make peace with God your maker ; do not let this chance slip away.

For you NOW is the moment when you will make that decision which  you have been putting off
Today is your day of visitation by the Lord Jesus Christ and He is here , right there with you as you read this. He is knocking at the door of your heart.
REMEMBER that at the end of this your life , EVERYTHING you hold dear as your treasures , will be of no use  to you as you face Eternity.
This minute is yours , but the next minute and tomorrow  are not yours , it may be too late to accept Christ. 
Whatever  could be the hindrance  to your salvation ; be it peer pressure , fear of your family and friends ,  death threats from your religious leaders, or maybe your "exalted position" in  society, your accumulated wealth or assortment of academic laurels and great scientific intelligence ,or  your hedonistic life style or any other reasons ;the power of  Jesus Christ the Son of God  is here  to set you free indeed. John 8:36.
  The Spirit of God is present to remove every hindrance  preventing  you from accepting Christ as Saviour. 
As you decide and accept Christ all these hindrances will bow before the conviction of the Holy Spirit of God in your soul and your spirit. Amen 
Today, now, pray to Jesus and ask Him to come into your life as your Lord and Saviour. Romans 10 :8-13.
Jesus will answer and He will remove  your stony heart and give you the heart of flesh. 
He will open your heart and unstop your ears and you will arise and be saved from every deadness in your spirit. John 5: 24-25.
The Holy Spirit of God who raised Jesus from the dead will enable you  to  listen to Christ's call and you will grab hold of  God's offer of salvation and  make it  your own testimony.
 Make this day your day  to remember by expressing  your confession , wherein you declare that , "Yes , Lord Jesus , I believe in  you that you died for me and you rose from the dead. 
Jesus I accept you as Lord and Saviour !"
You are truly blessed because you are now born -again! May you retain the blessings you have received. Amen..

Snippets of His Sovereignty

For I know that the Lord is great, and that our God is above all gods.
Whatsoever the Lord pleased , that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas , and in all deep places.
He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. Psalm 135:5-7

 

 

 

Above are photos of my street and my front door, under eight inches of snow, last January.
Last winter , scenes like these of a white blanket of deep snow were the same not only all over London , but all over the temperate regions of the Earth's Northern Hemisphere.
Then, snow blizzards caused major disruptions to the normal rhythm of lives.
All means of transport; by road , rail , sea and air became "not fit for purpose"!
Offices and schools were shut; sporting events and holidays were postponed or cancelled. Human plans, forecasts and projects for the Christmas and New year holiday season were rendered "improbable".
Human societies were literally , grounded by snow storms.
Much to the annoyance of millions of people whose plans were cancelled or altered.
We thought we had seen it all .
And now this ; massive disruption and colossal losses to world economies caused by ash and smoke from a volcano in Iceland for almost two weeks now.
The ash and smoke aided on their merry way and dispersed by strong winds from Iceland to surrounding nations in Europe!


The Eyjafjallajokull
Volcano in Iceland; spewing fire ash , smoke and silicates.

Once again , like during the winter snow blizzards, puny Man , with ALL his claim to wisdom, scientific and technological "advancement" IS GROUNDED and can do NOTHING about it ; except to wait until this volcanic eruption ceases!
For how long will this Volcano continue to "misbehave"? No man can say.
What can be done about this ? NOTHING!
Mankind has been rendered impotent and awe-struck before this display of unfettered power!
This loss of control and loss of face caused by Man's impotence is indeed, an embarassing and irritating nuisance to millions.
Especially to those who think they know all the answers.
We have been regaled ,in the media; in recent days, about the " expert scientific explanations " from "renowned experts" as to why and how volcanoes , sometimes , decide to wake from their deep slumber and strut their stuff.
Without prior notice and without getting permission to erupt, from any man !

This is not the time for guess work ,scientific dissertations and permutations.
We have heard all that talk ,"hot air " from the know-it -all "experts" before.
Scientific explanations and analysis about the earth's geology do not restore cancelled flights and airports operations ; neither can they restore stalled human and economic activities.
A challenge has been thrown by a mere volcano to the "kings of the earth" and those men ( and women )who think they know all the answers as to when , why and how the earth was formed.
What are the SOLUTIONS to this disruptions? How will this end ?
In the face of this challenge, human knowledge and wisdom have been rendered " not fit for purpose"
And like ever before , human beings are grounded , powerless and speechless.
I was discussing this situation with someone ,over the weekend .
He was unhappy about this and was lamenting about his inability to travel to the U.S. from London, during last week, as he had planned.
" For how long ? We can't go on like this ", he said. Something has to be done about this mess from a volcano ; or else...!"
"Or else what?", I asked him.
Some stranded passengers have made claims of thousands of pounds each ; for loss of income and breach of contract against their airlines or travel agents .
The airlines and agents are now hoping to dodge payments of such huge sums by making a defence that their failure to perform is due to the volcano and this is an "Act of God".
Which "God" is this? Is it the one who is supposed to be "dead"?
Very convenient, isn't it; to remember to hide behind the name of "God" in the face of impending financial loss !
Be still and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10.
Ultimate and absolute power belongs to Him who has the answers and the ability to CONTROL the elements on the Earth .
He is the One who seats on the Throne and he rules and reigns in the affairs of men.
This is a gentle remainder to mere mortals that Man DOES NOT control the reins that drive this planet.
Snow blizzards , economic crunch , smoke and ash are just a fraction; tiny, weeny snippets of the arsenal at God's disposal to show "know-it-all " mortals ,who, indeed, is in charge here.
The bitter truth for many to swallow is: Man , with all his scientific, technological and nuclear advancement does not have the final say in the affairs on Plant Earth and in human lives.
The Sovereign God , Creator of all men and the entire Universe does.
" I have made the earth , and created man upon it: I, even my hands have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded". Isaiah 45:12.

This current situation is not a "punishment " from God .
Far from it. It is about Him asserting his ownership of His earth and of His Sovereignty in the earth.
For Believers ,there is peace in the midst of this chaos and confusion because our God is in control of this situation.
For all peoples of the earth; it is a call for sober reflections.
The message here is: get your facts right: about who God is .
Acknowledge that God is the God of the whole earth ; worship and exalt Him alone.