God Works in Mysterious Ways

Commentary on Matthew 1 and Romans 1.

Jesus was born of a girl. Her name was Mary. She wasn’t really anything special. Sure, she was a good Christian, a virgin, but she wasn’t perfect. She was a teen, just like the proverbial you and me. But God used her. Amazingly. God’s use for her shaped the next 2000+ years! And she was just a girl. We could do that! God can use us, he will use us. I just have to keep my mind open. Please though, if you spontaneously conceive, get it checked out.

The second passage shares the same idea. Paul wanted to go to Rome, so he could hang with the Romans and witness to them. How did he end up getting there? By going to prison. That’s a position few would see as a positive (unless you’re playing endgame Monopoly). But he made the best of it, and you know what? He got to Rome safely and was able to hang with and witness to the Romans. Pretty cool. Perhaps we may think God doesn’t know exactly what he’s doing… but he’s a tad bit smarter than we are. Perhaps I should trust him a bit.

I can do great things in strange ways. Haha, the future is so unpredictable.

~ by Brandon on January 3, 2008.