Life Lessons with Dr. Steve Schell
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
We’re watching a proverb being lived out. Solomon wrote, “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but the counsel of the Lord will stand” (Pr 19:21). The psalmist said the same thing this way, “Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. For He spoke and it was done, He commanded, and it stood fast. The Lord nullifies the counsel of the nations, He frustrates the plans of the peoples. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart from generation to generation” (Ps 33:8-11).
On the same night when a group of men were forming a plot to kill Paul, Jesus appeared to him and told him to cheer up because he was going to Rome. No matter how careful these men were to hide their plans, or how determined they were to carry them out, God almost effortlessly overruled them. The turning point comes at verse 16. Somehow a young man heard information he should not have been able to hear. That simple fact changed everything. God can overrule humans so easily it’s almost laughable. We’ll never outwit Him.
But, does God overrule in all situations? Obviously not, yet as we see time after time in the Bible He does overrule the evil attacks that come against His people so that they can fulfill the plan He has for them. Paul was in the middle of God’s will, doing what he believed God wanted him to do, but that didn’t mean it was an easy path. He suffered a great deal, and in the future he would die by execution. But not until God’s time arrived, until then, God’s hand repeatedly protected him. Or, maybe I should say, especially then, God’s hand protected him (2Ti 1:12; 4:6-8). Let’s watch God protect Paul, and then realize He will do the same for us.
22 - Jehovah Rapha
21 - The Bread of Life
20 - The Song of Moses
19 - Grumbling
18 - The Eastern Shore
17 - The Cloud and Fire
16 - From Slaves To Warriors
15 - Traditions
14 - God’s Firstborn
13 - Bread From Heaven
12 - A Place of Refuge
11 - The Reward of Obedience
10 - Hardening Pharoh’s Heart
9 - Drawing Closer
8 - A Deliverers Family
7 - Standing Firm
6 - From God’s Perspective
5 - Calling a Deliverer
4 - Preparing A Deliverer
3 - Divine Discontent - b
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