Thoughts for another day

February 9, 2012

Today's verse: Jer. 1:5a,b. Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

Sometimes in discussing things of God, His works and His plans, there're points of confusion.  It's more so when ordinary people discuss with let's say, pastors, priests, preachers and other Ministry gentry who, while living on the fringe of true spirituality, assume a 'know-all' status.  A subject of talk where there's plenty of conflict is, the destiny of man.  I was talking to a person from the above revered class and we spoke on the 'Book of Life'.  I'm clear an entry in the 'Book of Life' is the final destination of man and not his journey, whereas this gentleman opined that everybody's name is written in it, but in the course of life, exercising free-will, he either stays in or moves out of it!  Since this gentleman  is humanly accorded a status higher than me and I didn't want to unnecessarily debate the point with his closed mind, I let it go.  I can understand how difficult my Master found it to knock sense into the scribes, Pharisees and their ilk for they assumed they knew all.

Talking of our Scripture above, I'll say, our destiny was decided even before the foundation of the earth was laid.  You may ask then, what about free-will?  Well, the One who gave us free-will knows what it's going to be for He knows from the beginning to the end, even to every word I'll be writing here!  Yes, He knows the result of our freewill and He scripts our destiny according to our exercising it.  David says, Ps. 139:4, 'Even before a word was in my mouth, You know it all!'  He knows and that's what He tells Jeremiah when He says, 'even before I formed you in the womb, I knew you and before you came to be born, I separated you!'  Separating Jeremiah, for His work, in the office of the prophetic ministry.

The same is the case with us.  Those chosen to work for Him may not know what's happening in their lives at times, but through the events therein, He draws them to Him; to work for Him.  I know one thing:  I may be a far cry from what I should be, to be His worker, but He is able to make me what He wants me to be and through Him, my ministry shall be accomplished.  Amen.