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Faithful Forethought
One of the most precious truths in all the Bible is on display for us here. It's assures us that no matter what our needs in this life might be, our Heavenly Father is fully aware of them before we even bring them to His attention.
But God's awareness of our needs goes even deeper than that. He's also able to anticipate and provide for our needs before we're even aware of them, and the cross is the ultimate example of this. The Bible tells us that Jesus, as the Lamb of God (please see March 5th), was actually slain for us before the foundation of the world:
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Revelation 13:8 NKJV)
In other words, before the world and everything in it was ever created, God foresaw mankind's fall. He foresaw our need for a sacrificial substitute. He foresaw how His Son would serve as the Lamb to save us from our sin. The provision of the cross was in the mind of God before He even created us. What faithful forethought!
We need to hold onto this, because the temptation is always there for us to doubt and question God's ability and awareness when it comes to our needs. "How am I going to cover this bill? What if my health doesn't hold up? When is that much-needed raise finally going to kick in?"
God foresaw our greatest need even before we did and made perfect provision for it. Can't He do the same for all the other needs in this life that truly pale in comparison?
The provision of the cross was in the mind of God before He even created us.
Think about it...
What does this passage reveal to me about God?
What does this passage reveal to me about myself?
Based on this, what changes do I need to make?
What is my prayer for today?
One of the most precious truths in all the Bible is on display for us here. It's assures us that no matter what our needs in this life might be, our Heavenly Father is fully aware of them before we even bring them to His attention.
But God's awareness of our needs goes even deeper than that. He's also able to anticipate and provide for our needs before we're even aware of them, and the cross is the ultimate example of this. The Bible tells us that Jesus, as the Lamb of God (please see March 5th), was actually slain for us before the foundation of the world:
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Revelation 13:8 NKJV)
In other words, before the world and everything in it was ever created, God foresaw mankind's fall. He foresaw our need for a sacrificial substitute. He foresaw how His Son would serve as the Lamb to save us from our sin. The provision of the cross was in the mind of God before He even created us. What faithful forethought!
We need to hold onto this, because the temptation is always there for us to doubt and question God's ability and awareness when it comes to our needs. "How am I going to cover this bill? What if my health doesn't hold up? When is that much-needed raise finally going to kick in?"
God foresaw our greatest need even before we did and made perfect provision for it. Can't He do the same for all the other needs in this life that truly pale in comparison?
The provision of the cross was in the mind of God before He even created us.
Think about it...
What does this passage reveal to me about God?
What does this passage reveal to me about myself?
Based on this, what changes do I need to make?
What is my prayer for today?
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Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, founded in 1985, has grown to be one of the largest churches in the country, and now has nine regional campuses in Florida in addition to the main campus in Fort Lauderdale. The church has established and now operates dozens of ministries to answer the needs for foster care, addiction recovery, and discipleship training. The church's mission is simply, "make disciples."
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