46 min
The Providence of God Selah - A Podcast by Koinonia Fellowship
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- Christianity
We continue our study in the book of Acts and the account of a group of men who were determined to have the apostle Paul killed. "For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law." (Acts 24:5,6)
In this portion of our study, we are going to see firsthand an amazing account of the providence of God intervening in the life of Paul, and what we read in Psalm 33:10-11 "The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to naught: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the LORD standeth forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations." We read in Proverbs 19:21, "There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand."
The will of God for Paul was that he testify before Herod in Rome, but we learn in today's passage that "when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy." (Acts 23:12,13). They are going to learn the hard way that in spite of their planning and plotting to kill Paul, the will and purposes of God for Paul are going to prevail. The Prophet Isaiah declared, "The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand." (Isa 14:24). Proverbs 21:30 states, "There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD."
Glory to God that His counsel shall stand and nothing and no one is able to thwart it. Every single prophetic plan and purpose of God will come to pass, beloved. The Lord Jesus said to Paul: "Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome." (Acts 23:11) So tell me beloved, whose will is going to come to pass, man’s or God’s? We both know the answer. Thus, we must bear in mind this “Christianity 101” principle of being a disciple of Jesus Christ: When it comes to our walk with Jesus Christ, may we always seek to know and believe, and do the will of God in all things, in spite of how we think or feel, because the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand and His will and His counsel is the best for our lives and His glory. SELAH
We continue our study in the book of Acts and the account of a group of men who were determined to have the apostle Paul killed. "For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law." (Acts 24:5,6)
In this portion of our study, we are going to see firsthand an amazing account of the providence of God intervening in the life of Paul, and what we read in Psalm 33:10-11 "The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to naught: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the LORD standeth forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations." We read in Proverbs 19:21, "There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand."
The will of God for Paul was that he testify before Herod in Rome, but we learn in today's passage that "when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy." (Acts 23:12,13). They are going to learn the hard way that in spite of their planning and plotting to kill Paul, the will and purposes of God for Paul are going to prevail. The Prophet Isaiah declared, "The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand." (Isa 14:24). Proverbs 21:30 states, "There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD."
Glory to God that His counsel shall stand and nothing and no one is able to thwart it. Every single prophetic plan and purpose of God will come to pass, beloved. The Lord Jesus said to Paul: "Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome." (Acts 23:11) So tell me beloved, whose will is going to come to pass, man’s or God’s? We both know the answer. Thus, we must bear in mind this “Christianity 101” principle of being a disciple of Jesus Christ: When it comes to our walk with Jesus Christ, may we always seek to know and believe, and do the will of God in all things, in spite of how we think or feel, because the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand and His will and His counsel is the best for our lives and His glory. SELAH
46 min