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NASB | Proverbs 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the LORD. |
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Bible Note: Hi, Kiley... You wrote, "this makes me really wonder whether you actually read the posts that you reply to." (sic) Nay, but I read them! Though perhaps not as carefully as they warrant. I notice that I'm not alone in this failing, but with your patience and my effort, I'll improve. You asked, "Do understand that this applies to yourself as closely as it does to anyone else?" (sic) Oh yes. The human heart's capacity for self justification admits few bounds (Jeremiah 17:9), and certainly no exceptions (Romans 3:11-18). Nevertheless, God's grace is efficacious for even the most stubborn rebel -- even an old Jew whose mind was already made up without the benefit of logic, authority, or knowledge (Deuteronomy 21:18; Proverbs 1:22; Acts 7:51). Good thing, too, otherwise no one would be saved (Mark 10:26-27). Wrenching the lie from our minds and replacing it with the truth (i.e., sound doctrine), is an uncomfortable process in the extreme (Matthew 22:44), but an immensely important one (John 17:19-20; Titus 2:11-14). Interestingly enough, though, one can come to actually desire this kind of humbling (Matthew 13:44-45), for it is a certain evidence of the Lord's loving care (Hebrews 12:5-9). So, certainly, I did not mean to paint with so narrow a brush! I've been down the path, my friend! You wrote, "...no further than chapter 23." Even when these weak eyes manage to operate properly, my fingers don't necessarily cooperate! Try chapter twenty-two (22), "The Sovereignty of God." It isn't an exhaustive treatment by any means, and I don't necessarily cite it as being definitive, but it might provide you with a more comfortable perspective. Of course, if you really want to challenge yourself, there's a whole book with the same title as that single chapter. Curiously enough, it is written by another A. W. :-) In Him, Doc For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. (Colossians 1:9-12 NASB) |