Just as yesterday’s post showed how Caiaphas’s utterance was solely directed by God…so this Scripture shows how very little we have control of. Human will & exertion are nothing before the supreme Will & authority of God. Take for instance God’s words to Pharaoh in Exodus 9:16, “But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you My power and that My Name might be proclaimed.” Pharaoh might of thought he was the most powerful man on earth & had the Jews right where he wanted them…but in reality, he was a mere pawn in God’s hands to be used for His glory. Or we could look at Balaam, a pagan prophet with a considerable reputation for supernatural powers who was hired by the Moabite king, Balak, to curse the Israelites. Three times Balaam started his oracle & three times his curses turned into blessings for the Jewish people. We may think we’re in control, but as Proverbs 16:9 tells us, “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.”
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