And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, (Acts 4:24, ESV-CE)
27 for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, 28 to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place. (Acts 4:27–28, ESV-CE)
God is Sovereign
God made the Heaven, Earth, Sea, and everything in them
People gathered against (Herod, Pilate, Gentiles, and some Israelites) Holy Servant Jesus the Anointed
To do whatever your hand and your plan predestined to take place.
You predestined the plan (including the sin to take place that you wove into your plan)
You are sovereign (you are in control and know everything that is happening - it is woven into your plan)
You are creator of all (all are secondary causes-and cannot function without your consent)
You hate sin but use it to conform it to your purposes. You can make all things work for good, even evil.
Jacob, Joseph, & Jesus
We cannot understand this knowledge. It is too high for us to see the weaving of all things together for Glory until it is in the rear view. We must know you and your character and believe your goodness and mercy. That is how we get through the evil to the other side.
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