Nothing ‘Just Happens’!
‘... EVERY PURPOSE OF THE LORD SHALL BE PERFORMED’
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JEREMIAH 51:29.
Even in the midst of pain, separation and disappointment, you’re still in God’s
protective custody. With Him nothing ‘just happens’. ‘Coincidence’ is what takes place
when He decides to remain anonymous!
Look at Jonah: God sent him to Nineveh but instead, he boarded a ship headed in
the opposite direction. Now it ‘just happened’ that a storm blew up. He was dumped
I pray that I give
overboard, a great fi sh swallowed him, threw him up three days later and the fi rst
thanks in everything
words he heard when he hit the beach were, ‘Go to Nineveh.’ You can go the easy way
Lord. Help me to
or the hard way, the choice is yours! One thing is certain; every purpose of God shall understand that
be performed! what I go through
A little girl was running to get to Sunday school on time, praying, ‘Lord, don’t let me be today, may help me
late.’ Suddenly she tripped, fell and got her dress dirty. Getting back up she brushed or someone else
herself off and said, ‘Lord, You know I don’t want to be late, but You don’t have to years down the line.
shove!’ Help me to develop
Sometimes God gives us a shove to: a) get us out of our rut or b) get us over our fear. grace to get through
That’s because He’s in charge. He’ll ‘take you, break you, and make you‘, in order to and a thankful heart.
carry out His will. Satan has never once been able to abort God’s plan. In sickness, So thank You today,
poverty, abandonment, betrayal or mistreatment, nothing ever ‘just happens’. Behind Lord for the very
the scenes, God is orchestrating everything. Romans 8:28 tells us that, ‘...all things air I breathe, and
work together...according to His purpose,’ including the things you’re going through for every little thing
right now! around me; I give
thanks.
Remembering 9/11
‘WE OUGHT TO GIVE THE MORE EARNEST HEED TO THE THINGS
WHICH WE HAVE HEARD, LEST WE SHOULD LET THEM SLIP’
HEBREWS 2:1.
Lord never let
On Monday, September 10, 2001, we e-mailed jokes; on Tuesday, September 11, we
me focus on things
did not. On Monday we were secure; on Tuesday we learned better. On Monday we
that don’t matter.
were talking about our heroes being athletes; on Tuesday we learned who our heroes
Help me Lord to
really were. On Monday we were irritated that our tax rebate cheque hadn’t arrived;
connect with those
on Tuesday we gave money to people we’d never met. On Monday people were fi ghting
that need something
about prayer in school; on Tuesday you would have been hard pressed to fi nd a school
or someone. Help
where somebody wasn’t praying. On Monday parents argued with their kids about
me Lord to be a
tidying up their room; on Tuesday they couldn’t get home fast enough to hug them.
refl ection of You,
On Monday we were upset about waiting six minutes in a fast-food queue; on Tuesday
to go and do what
we were willing to wait six hours to give blood to the injured and dying. On Monday
others might fi nd
we defi ned each other by race, sex, colour, and creed; on Tuesday we were all holding
beneath them. Help
hands. On Monday American politicians argued about budget surpluses; on Tuesday,
me Lord always have
they stood together on the steps of the Capitol singing, ‘God Bless America.’ On
time for people. Let
Monday the President went to Florida to read to children; on Tuesday he returned to
my life mean
Washington to protect them. On Monday we had families; on Tuesday we had orphans.
something to others
On Monday people went to work as usual; on Tuesday they died.
more than it means
The lessons learned in 24 hours, the things taken for granted, or forgotten, or
to me.
overlooked, hopefully will never be forgotten again.
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