What Happens Next?
Tuesday, October 24
What Happens Next?
We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall. Proverbs 16:33
To better understand Proverbs 16:33, let’s look at a few different translations.
King James Version: “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.”
New Living Translation: “We may throw the dice, but the LORD determines how they fall.”
Contemporary English Version: “We make our own decisions, but the LORD alone determines what happens.”
What will happen next is God will be working in the details. What will happen next is God will be making a way. What will happen next is natural circumstances aligning with supernatural will. What happens next is in the hands of God.
You may throw the dice wrong. You may make the wrong decision here. Someone may give you the short stick. You may feel that you’ve been given the wrong deck of cards to play. But none of those matters. Why? Because God is in ultimate charge. He can flip the dice in midair. He can redirect your wrong turn in the right direction. He can turn your letdown into a step up. And he does it all through seemingly natural circumstances that most will never even notice.
God wants you to notice; He wants you to stop and see all he has done for you to day and then to see how much more, immeasurable more He can do. Recognize how he turned what was bad then into what is good now. Be overwhelmed by his divine hand in the details of how all of this unfolded for you. You didn’t do that on your own. That was God working for you! That is the providence protection of God.
Prayer for today: Heavenly Father I pray that You will open the eyes of Your children to show them how You’ve provided and protected for them. We do not need to hold onto fear or doubt in our current circumstances because You are in control. Amen
Check your email for tomorrow’s devotional continuing on this topic of God’s Providence, titled ‘Hard Times’
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