GOD IS WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES

'Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns.' Genesis 22:13

I read somewhere that the moment Abraham obeyed God by leaving Haran to go to the place God wanted him to go, God has set into motion this provision of a ram for him. This was decades before Sarah even conceived and had Isaac. Maybe the ram was just born then and began growing. It was born for the very purpose of being the sacrifice for Isaac. It reminded me of how Jesus always knew that His sole purpose of coming to earth was to be the sacrifice for mankind's sins.

Anyway that is not my main message. My point was that God was already working behind the scenes in our life long before we even knew it. Sometimes I wonder if we already knew what God was doing on our behalf, would we still fret and doubt Him? Maybe, but if He showed us everything about His plan for our life, that wouldn't build faith in us. God wants us to trust Him and to walk by faith, not by sight.

He wants us to know that even if our eyes cannot see anything happening doesn't mean it isn't happening. Just like Abraham didn't see the ram coming up doesn't mean God hasn't provided the ram. Because it was coming up the other side of the mountain, Abraham didn't see it coming. That's usually how things are in our life. God has gone before us to prepare a way for us but we don't usually see it until He reveals the path for us.

Isaiah 43:19 says 'Behold, I will do a new thing, now it springs forth...' The springing forth of the new things connotes the hidden nature of God's work. It is usually hidden from our sight until the last minute, then it springs forth. God loves to give us surprises. Sometimes He shows us certain things beforehand but sometimes He chooses to keep them from us, so that we will be pleasantly surprised when it happens. It is our Father's good pleasure to give us His kingdom, to see us happy.

If you think about how even before you were conceived in your mother's womb, God already laid out His plan for your life, you will be amazed. He already prepared the childhood you are going to have, the kind of education, the type of job, the choice of a life partner and even how many kids you will have. God has already prepared paths for you to take in your future. The breaks that you need have been preordained to cross your paths.

You may think that now you have deviated so far from the path He has for you but don't worry, He knows where to find you wherever you are. You will not be lost. You will still fulfill the destiny He had planned. All you have to do is to answer when He calls.