Luke 18: 31-34: Total control.(please click here for todays passage )

On a number of occasions, prior to His death, Jesus said things like this. He knew in detail what was ahead of Him; was fully aware of all that He would suffer. But in these short, meaningful paragraphs he appears as the Victor and not the victim. He was in total control. This was not about having something unwanted inflicted upon Him. Rather it was about accomplishing the will of God. Before ever wicked people thought to ill-treat the beautiful, innocent Son of God, the good Heavenly Father planned to save the world through the suffering of the Messiah, and foretold these events in the prophets. So although it looked like bad men were winning, the true story is that the good God is triumphant.

When we go through suffering, as we must at some point if we stay true to this Jesus, let us be encouraged and know all the same that we are on the winning team. God knows the beginning from the end, and whenever it is ‘Friday’ we can joyfully assert ‘but Sunday is coming.’ Keep your eye on ‘the third day’ (33).

Mind you, we can be slow to catch on.

Prayer: Thank you Lord that your death was no accident. You died purposefully to save me, and I am so thankful.