So I’m sitting here in the hospital as my wife recovers from surgery. When we learned that her thyroid gland had a “suspicious lump” on it we began to pray and asked others to pray. (By the way—thank you!) When I pray I usually just go for broke and ask God to work a miracle. In this case I was praying that God would miraculously dissolve the lump and that the surgeon would not need to cut on my wife. But as I prayed I also thanked God for plan B—the things that God uses to heal a lot of people—skilled surgeons, advance medical technology, and good medicines. In this case God used plan B. Half her thyroid is gone, no cancer detected at this time, and good drugs are hard at work—thank God for plan B!
But it occurs to me that God himself doesn’t have the same luxury. He sent his son to die in payment of our sins. He rose again, ascended back to the Father and gave the Holy Spirit to empower believers to be His witnesses. He has entrusted us with the task of making disciples ofall nations—no plan B. If we don’t do it, it doesn’t get done. Such is God’s faith in us. He’ll do his part and he knows that because of his power that is at work within us, His holy purposes will be achieved. God will work through our feeble efforts. Though we bumble and stumble along the work will be done.
It has to happen. There’s no plan B.
Brian
But it occurs to me that God himself doesn’t have the same luxury. He sent his son to die in payment of our sins. He rose again, ascended back to the Father and gave the Holy Spirit to empower believers to be His witnesses. He has entrusted us with the task of making disciples ofall nations—no plan B. If we don’t do it, it doesn’t get done. Such is God’s faith in us. He’ll do his part and he knows that because of his power that is at work within us, His holy purposes will be achieved. God will work through our feeble efforts. Though we bumble and stumble along the work will be done.
It has to happen. There’s no plan B.
Brian
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