Friday, November 13, 2009

He moves with purpose

Friends,

The Lord does nothing by accident. Every step He takes. Every word He speaks. Every action is done with a purpose. Jesus, being God, conducted His earthly ministry in exactly the same way. The well-known event in Jesus' ministry wherein He commanded demons to leave a man and enter into a herd of swine demonstrates this fact ...

Mark 4:35 - On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, Let us cross over to the other side.
Mark 9:2 - And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit
Mark 9:17-18 - Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region. And when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him.
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In this event, Christ got into a boat and crossed a storm-swept sea for one purpose... to free a man possessed by demons. He did not cross on a whim. It was not coincidental that a demon-possessed man was there to meet him when He arrived. Christ knew the man was there. He knew that it was His Father's will that the man be freed from those demons. And He knew that He had arrived at the precise moment in history when this release was to be fulfilled.

There are so many lessons to be drawn from this fact, brothers and sisters. But let us begin with a simple one:

You and I are here by divine appointment.
Our Father does nothing by accident.
He has a perfect plan for this time and this people.
Seek Him and His will for your life today.

Be encouraged, Jose

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