Coffee With The Lord

It happened by “chance!” or “It just happened to turn out that way!” How many times have I heard those explanations for things that had “the finger of God” written all over them!

Really?! I read a passage this morning during my time of “Coffee with the Lord that flies in the face of that thinking and repudiates it! Exodus 2:1-10 – The birth, preservation, and Divine purpose for Moses! You should read it for yourself in the Bible!

Think about it… Brutal taskmasters of God’s people, Israel… Determined plans by an evil leader to destroy all the male babies… Midwives who defied them and feared God… An innovative “mother of faith”… A caring, courageous sister… a timely scheduled bath by a king’s daughter… Eyes that were drawn to a little, handmade “ark” in some bulrushes among the reeds of the Nile … And GOD preserved, and providentially provided for the deliverer of His people!

Listen, God has a thousand ways to fulfill His will when we can’t think of one!!! I don’t believe “HAPPENSTANCE” is a word that should be in any Christian’s vocabulary.

Over the years I’ve watched it – observed it’s transforming power – THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL! Today during my time of “Coffee with the Lord” I found myself agreeing wholeheartedly with Apostle Paul as he affirmed “THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL” once again at the end of Romans (Romans 16:25-27)!!

God stands behind the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ! It saves us from sin, it strengthens us, its message is for all people of the world (i.e. “the nations”) and it produces a transformed life of faith-obedience! …

You’re right Apostle Paul! “To the only wise God be glory FOREVERMORE through Jesus Christ! Amen!”

No wonder, Paul at the beginning of this epistle Paul declared, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ! It is the power of God to salvation for EVERYONE who believes! … For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written ‘The just shall live by faith!'” (Romans 1:16-17)

FEAR NOT! BE NOT DISMAYED!

What a wonderful word of assurance from God to His people!!! They were not perfect by any measure of assessment – their failures were abundant! And they had faced His discipline.

BUT… God’s love, grace and faithfulness were dependable! … “You are my servant! I have chosen you and not cast you off! Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God! I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand!”  (From Isaiah 41:8–10)

We, His people, like Israel, need to hear Him say this to us!!!