There was a Time...

“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts."

Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT

I read an article today by a Christian woman who acknowledged that she would have tried to stop the crucifixion rather than allow Jesus to suffer like that and recognized that as a result, would have thwarted salvation for mankind. There was a time in my life, I would have probably done the same thing. Proverbs 16 tells us, There is a way that seems right to a man...  Of course, there was also an earlier time in my life when I probably would have identified more as a member of the crowd shouting, "Crucify Him!" 

The point is that we don't always understand why people suffer, why there is pain, why healing doesn't always happen, why people die, and all the rest of the whys and wherefores - but it is our choice to trust God. And when we choose to trust Him, the Bible says to do so without wavering. In other words, no matter what. God DOES understand the whys and wherefores - after all, it's HIS plan and He knows what it takes to grow us up in Him. 

Prayer:

Father,

        Thank You for the Truth of Your Word that we can make our plans, but You, Lord, determine our steps. Thank You that Your ways and thoughts are so much higher than ours. Thank You for Your plan of salvation to save us from our sins and to spend eternity with You. Thank You for having the Master Plan and executing it to perfection. Help us to know You more. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen