Nothing is Accidental

My devotional reading this morning was so encouraging, I just had to share. Yesterday I finished the devotional by Amy Carmicheal that I'd been reading from. Today, not by accident, I picked up a devotional by AW Tozer that just happened to be lying on the bookshelf next to me. Today's devotional was entitled "Divine Purpose." The scripture reference was Isaiah 14:24. As I looked that up in my Bible, I was so encouraged by the Word of God.

Isaiah 14:24-27 -- The Lord Almighty has sworn this oath: "It will all happen as I have planned. It will come about according to my purposes. I will break the Assyrians when they are in Israel; I will trample them on my mountains. My people will no longer be their slaves. I have a plan for the whole earth, for my mighty power reaches throughout the world. The Lord Almighty has spoken-who can change his plans? When his hand moves, who can stop him?"

Last night, we received word from our agency of a previo in Giovanni's case. For more details on that, you can read our post on his blog. The amazing thing is, we are not discouraged, but have complete peace, knowing God's timing is perfect. Giovanni's adoption will happen just as God has planned it to.

In the words of AW Tozer, "I do not know why God does some things, but I am convinced that nothing is accidental in His universe. The fact that we do not know the reason behind some things is not basis enough to call them divine accidents."

I'm not sure what you're facing today, but I pray you will know that there are no accidents in God's universe. We may not know, or ever know, the reason behind some things, but our lack of knowledge does not change Who God is. When the Lord Almighty has spoken, no one can change His plans. His hand moves and no one can stop Him.

Blessings,