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GOD’S OMNISCIENCE
MONDAY, JULY 13
Acts 1:23-26

Proverbs 16:33

 

“…the whole disposing thereof

is of the LORD.”

 

GOD’S OMNISCIENCE
 
The casting of lots was a practice in the Old Testament to determine God’s will in difficult matters. As Solomon wrote, “The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD” (Prov 16:33), and “The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty” (Prov 18:18). So the land of Canaan was divided by lot unto the children of Israel (Num 26:55; Josh 18:5, 10).
 
They appointed: There were two qualified disciples who were presented to replace Judas: “Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias” (Acts 1:23). Since they had to choose only one, they prayed and sought God’s judgment over the two.
 
They prayed: One important thing we must acknowledge is that they did not cast lots frivolously, but prayed earnestly for the will of God. They entrusted to the Lord the process of identifying according to His special providence. Since the discerning of spirits comes from the Lord, they prayed that God would show His direction and purposes in identifying the chosen servant.
 
They gave forth: They cast their lots, that it might be known through the hearts of men whom God chose. They cast in order to determine the judgment of God over the two men. Rev Timothy Tow gave a contemporary example of “an episode in the Bethel Worldwide Evangelistic Campaign in Manchuria at which Andrew Gih and John Sung the two leaders were invited to several places to speak, in order to resolve who was to go to which, they resorted to lot casting. God is in lot casting for good.” After much prayer, lot casting may be resorted to in making a crucial decision between two equals.
 
Are you trusting in God’s providential hand in deciding crucial matters in your life? Do you sincerely pray and seek God’s judgment over them? Are you willing to obey whatever God’s will is for you?
 
THOUGHT: Do I know that my Lord is omniscient?
PRAYER: Our all-wise God, please give me the heart to fully trust in Thee who knows all things before the foundations of this world and even until eternity.

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