Friday... Our city was built on this.

Proverbs 16:33 (NLT) says, "We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall."

I live in Las Vegas, Nevada and this city was built on gaming, throwing the dice. And a whole lot of people come to give it a try. There are hugh beautiful buildings built on the fact that most of them lose.

The second part of this verse is also extremely important. It says, "but the Lord determines how they fall." Somehow we forget that God is a Sovereign God. That what happens in our lives is not totally on us but is on Him. We may throw the dice but He determines how they fall. Now in His plan He has given us a free will. His Sovereignty doesn't control our actions but the outcome goes through Him.

You see, our relationship determines a whole lot on how He responds. Let's say that you are a Christ follower and you have deep needs and you decide to throw the dice to meet those needs. The problem is you are depending on chance to meet your needs not on God and He could use that time to show that He is the One we need to turn to. But He also could allow us to win which could lead to deeper problems. He knows what He is doing.

Back when we moved to Vegas we were going through some difficult times financially and the temptation was to throw the dice but I knew that the danger in that was that I might win and then it would become an option instead of God being the one we turned to.

Now The Message paraphrase says, "Make your motions and cast your votes, but God has the final say." So many Christians as so discouraged or excited about how the vote comes out. So many are up in arms saying it was rigged and it was. Listen, God has the final say not the Republicans not the Democrats and not you and me. He is the One we serve. Instead of being discouraged or overjoyed turn to God to see what He is saying.

We may feel that it is all on us but it isn't. God knows what you are going through and He wants us to turn to Him. Remember, "We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall." It's not all on us but it goes through Him so turn to Him and remember that He works all thing out for His good. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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