But a certain man drew his bow at randomand struck the king of Israel between the scale armor and the breastplate. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and carry me out of the battle, for I am wounded.” 1 Kings 22:34 – Random isn’t how God works. After hearing from a prophet’s mouth that he would be killed in battle, Ahab the king of Israel decided to go into that battle in disguise so the enemy army wouldn’t be able to recognize him as king. Yet during the course of battle, a battle which the enemy commanders said to only attack the King of Isreal in, a “random” archer shot a single arrow and it landed between the armor plates of the disguised King of Israel, which soon led to his death. Anyone reading this passage, or any solider during this battle, would have to say that the odds of this taking place at random would be astronomical. For the reality is this wasn’t random, it was all at the hand of God. God said it would happen, and it happened. As we lean into Easter today, keep in mind that nothing of this day was a “random” occurrence. Jesus being born exactly the way scripture said would happen wasn’t by chance. Jesus living a sinless life, Jesus being betrayed, Jesus being arrested and beaten, Jesus being crucified, and finally Jesus rising from the dead was not some random occurrence. God orchestrated all this and His hands have been in this story since before time began. What we are celebrating today is not some event in history that happened at random, the resurrection was the perfectly finished plan of the Lord to offer us the salvation we needed. Random isn’t how God works. Praise Jesus that our God came at the right time, sacrificed the right sacrifice, and made it possible for us to be right with the Father. Happy Easter everyone! I love you, but Jesus our risen Savior loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3066
Question To Ponder: How might the story be different is God only worked randomly with no ultimate plan?
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