Isaiah 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
Isaiah 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
The Master Plan
“It was the Lord’s will to crush him.” Isaiah 53:10 NIV
The cross was no accident
Jesus’ death was not the result of a panicking, cosmological engineer. The cross wasn’t a tragic surprise. Calvary was not a knee-jerk response to a world plummeting towards destruction. It wasn’t a patch-job or a stop-gap measure. The death of the Son of God was anything but an unexpected peril. No, it was part of a plan. It was a calculated choice. “It was the Lord’s will to crush him.” The cross was drawn into the original blueprint. It was written into the script. The moment the forbidden fruit touched the lips of Eve, the shadow of the cross appeared on the horizon. And between that moment and the moment the man with the mallet placed the spike against the wrist of God, a master plan was fulfilled.
God Came Near Max Lucado
I believe our lives are not accidents either, and the almighty, loving God is still in control.
Trust God for your day, ….Today
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December 2, 2010 at 11:42 pm
giftedthroughgrace
A Beautiful response to Today’s thought:
Thank God for the Master Plan. The moment that crushes us the most can ultimately bring the greatest healing to us personally and in the lives of others. If we will only commit our will to his and allow for his Master Plan in our own life. God makes no mistakes!
December 2, 2010 at 11:44 pm
giftedthroughgrace
Another response to Today’s Thought:
So very true! I have had times in my life where I fret and wonder “Why me?”
It is hard sometimes to understand “why”. I have learned that I don’t need to know why….I cannot possibly think to understand God’s mind or His plans. God is the God of all!!