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Wednesday, March 16, 2005

God's sovereignty

The media has really attached themselves to the story about Ashley Smith talking down Brian Nichols by reading the Purpose Driven Life to him. He allows her to leave, she calls the police, and he is taken into custody. There are some who are saying that all this unfolded according to God's plan. Is that correct or not?

John MacArthur said, "It's an incredibly wonderful story of how God used a borken lady to stop a guy who could have killed again and again." But he cautioned against interpreting the incicent as an "unfolding God's plan," because no one really knew enough about the two people, what really happened between them and whether they truly committed themselves to God. What do you think?

1 comment:

GroupLink said...

When I bought my coffee this morning at Meijers, the cost was $1.53 cents. Just 10 minutes before, I had raided the coin tray at the house and picked up some other lose change left on the kitchen counter. When I produced the change from myp ocket at Meijers, there was exactly $1.53 !
Without thinking I said to the cashier, "This is God!" Of course, we both laughed. But, then I said, "What is it when I come in here with the wrong change?"

God has placed each of us on this earth to do His work. He is not distant from us and has not left us alone. There are those wonderful moments when we feel that God is personally involved in the events of our lives. But, it is good to know that He is still there, even in the mundane things that happen without His obvious involvement. I'd like to think that He is proud of me when I am faithful doing His will, even when His presence is not so apparent. The lady in Atlanta was faithful in what God had called her to do. We all marvel at her courage and exclaim, "This is God!"