Plan-Pefect

Our family table-time is always interesting and full of randomness.  The boys feed off one another rarely staying on topic long enough for me to catch up.  Mr. Bill sits suspiciously quiet at the other end of the table and occasionally interjects some of his own randomness.  While table-time is fun and entertaining, most of the time I don’t know what’s going on!

God does nothing randomly!  All ordained of Him is on purpose and for a purpose!  Unlike human behavior which rather resembles paint splatter, God accomplishes all He purposes perfectly.  Even though Scripture (Hosea 11:1) foretold God’s Son would be called “out of Egypt,” Joseph must have had some serious thoughts as he and Mary, and a very young Jesus, journeyed to Egypt [as instructed by the angel].  They surely remembered this wasn’t the first time God had sent His people to Egypt; did they see the irony of God once delivering His people from Egypt and now sends His Only Son to Egypt.  As the young family crossed the wilderness, were their minds on the stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, [even] Moses and God’s words “Israel is my son, even my firstborn.” (Exodus 4:22)   Perhaps yet another famine had come: “Behold the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.” (Amos 8:11)  Clearly, Israel could not put an end to sin and bring everlasting righteousness but Christ The Messiah could [and would] redeem and reconcile man to The Creator!  “Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but Me: for there is no Savior beside Me.” (Hosea 13:4)   No, nothing random about God’s plan; fulfilled completely and right on time!  Executed as purposed … God’s Plan-Perfect