Joseph's happy home life was interrupted by his jealous brothers who sold him into slavery. After he had some time to reflect on their cruelty, he realized that he was just becoming an important part of God's will for his family. This is evidenced by his comments to his brothers in Genesis 50:20. He told them, "You meant it for evil but God meant it for good." What seemed like a great inconvenience was actually God working through a yielded vessel to bring about His will for the Hebrew nation.
The same is true when "odd" and "undeserved" circumstances happen in our lives. We should seek God and find out His purpose in these little "bumps" in the road. If we had a little patience with God we would find out that, as Paul said in Romans 8:28, "All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." And Paul should know, he was probably the most 'tribulated' (I think I just invented a word) Christian that ever lived. However, none of these 'potholes' in his road of life kept the power of God from moving. Paul always found that, 2 Corinthians 12:9, God's grace was more than enough for him because God increased His miracle working power through every goofy circumstance He made Paul go through. Everything DID work together for Paul's good. Souls were saved, people were healed and miracles were performed by him. God did INDEED show up with signs and wonders right in front of Paul's detractors.
The same is true for this world and this nation we live in. To 're-coin' a phrase "Crap happens." I have learned through many, many hard and painful 'crappenings' (I just invented another word) that God had something on His mind for me instead of just making me smell like sombody's 'crappenings."
The United States is embroiled in a T-total ton of 'crappenings' that have been brought about by people who have no clue as to which end of their body their 'crap' should be coming out of. Unfortunately, they are the ones the so-called news media love to focus on. The crap-crazy media completely ignore the reasonable and intelligent members of this nation who actually work for a living and are doing a lot of good.
Why would God put His people through all of this? I'm glad you asked that question because I have His answer. It is the same thing that He told Paul. "My miracle working power is displayed in your weakness." This is a GREAT time for Christians throughout the world to come together and pray for a soul-saving, life changing, power filled outpouring of God's Spirit, His Love and His miracles.
Saints, don't despair at all the "craptologists" destructive behavior. Stand to your feet, lift your hands into the air and praise Him. God is up to something that can only be brought about but by raucous praise and strong prayer. The miracles of God are at hand and I fully intend on being in the forefront. Meet me there.
No comments:
Post a Comment