Read: Jonah 1

The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is
from the Lord. -Prov. 16:33

Flipping a coin, drawing straws, or taking a number
out of a hat have long been ways of resolving disputes.
I once read of an election in an Oklahoma town where the
two leading candidates each received 140 votes. Rather
than go through the expense of another election, city
officials used a chance method to decide the winner, and
everyone accepted the outcome. What the writer of
Proverbs said proved to be true: “Casting lots causes
contentions to cease, and keeps the mighty apart” (Prov.
18:18).

Many people view all of this as nothing more than a
matter of chance. But the amazing thing about what the
Word of God calls “casting lots” is that the Lord is
ultimately the One who controls the outcome. This was
true in the story of Jonah, where God showed Himself to
be Lord even through the actions of superstitious,
unbelieving sailors.

So, what does all of this say to us as believers?
From the Christian’s perspective, there is no such thing
as chance. God is either directly or indirectly
involved in everything that happens to us. He can
therefore be trusted and obeyed in any circumstance,
because even the smallest details are under His control.
-Martin R. De Haan II

Things don’t just happen to those who love God,
They’re planned by His own dear hand,
Then molded and shaped, and timed by His clock;
Things don’t just happen – they’re planned. -Fields

GOD IS BEHIND THE SCENES
AND CONTROLS THE SCENES HE IS BEHIND.

OUR DAILY BREAD, Copyright 1999 by Radio Bible Class,
Grand Rapids,Michigan. Used by permission.

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