In
All Things
And we know that
in all things God works for the good of those who love him…
Romans 8:28
Angel had already been frustrated
before she’d locked the keys in her car last night. The fact that
it had been raining only served to exacerbate the situation. Her day
had begun in what could have been seen as a foreboding way when
seemingly random accidents occurred at the poultry plant she managed.
It had ended with the spilling of a tub of waste-material creating a
large mess on the service floor.
And now, while getting ready to go out
for the evening, she’d unconsciously hit the door lock while
exiting the vehicle. Why was everything going wrong? By the time John
had gotten the car unlocked it was too late to go. And in the mean
time, the car had used a quarter tank of gas. She’d gone to bed
totally discouraged.
This morning, however, shed a different
light on last night’s misfortune. John decided to check the fluid
levels on the car before Angel left for work this morning. What he
found made them both grateful for last night’s adversity. For when
John checked the brake system’s master-cylinder he found it empty
of fluid. Had Angel driven the car the night before her brakes would
have failed. On rain-soaked roads brake failure could have led to a
horrific crash.
†
World and Christian views usually
differ in light of such a frustrating day. To the World this series
of events appears as a string of unfortunate mishaps that ended in a
coincidence, but is that accurate? Not if you believe God is in
control of our lives. Christians believe that God orchestrates many
circumstances that lead to us being spared something terrible or
harder to deal with. Sometimes though, it’s hard to remember God
may be looking out for us when the whole day seems like a disaster.
Not all inconveniences are interventions on God’s part; sometimes
we just have a bad day.
With today’s text in mind, we might
just want to step back and say, “Thank You Jesus, for caring enough
to save me from something worse.”
Prayer
“Give me faith to
believe You would set events in motion that would avert danger in my
life, Lord Jesus. Amen.”
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