God Works in Mysterious Ways (TMF:298)

Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Peace to Live By: God Works in Mysterious Ways (TMF:298) - Daniel Litton
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       The disciples realized what was going to happen, and they thought the time had come from them to fight back. But they didn’t realize that God’s earthly kingdom was still a long ways off, at least in earthly time. First, Jesus had to die for the sins of the whole world, and be raised to life again. But they didn’t understand that at the time. I think often times in our own lives God is working, and we think he’s about to do something. He does do something, but it’s not the something we thought he was going to do. Or, maybe he has let us in on something that is going to happen, but hasn’t said when it’s going to happen. God works in mysterious ways (see Isaiah 55:8-9, Romans 11:33-34). We should not be overconfident and do our own thing, like Peter did with drawing the sword and injuring the servant (see 1 Corinthians 10:12, Galatians 5:26). We have to wait for the Lord’s help. If we don’t, we may end up in a mess. God is leading, we just have to follow. We need to be strong and brave, and wait for God’s help (see Psalm 27:14). Peter ended up striking the person with a sword, probably in an attempt to kill the person, since he was aiming at his head (see John 18:10). But Jesus, even in the midst of being unjustly arrested, didn’t fight back. He entrusted himself to God in the midst of the terribly unjust circumstances (see 1 Peter 2:23).