Random Chance...

When you think about random chance that people talk about so freely these days, do you believe it? Luck, chance, coincidence? What do you believe? The Bible shows us time and time again, there is only God’s will. And God’s will doesn’t involve luck, or chance, or coincidence. When things happen people try to explain it; without God, these words are all that is left to try to explain the will of God. Ahab’s death was not chance, or a freak accident. The Aramean soldier’s arrow had Ahab’s name on it the day it was crafted. Even though the Bible says he randomly shot it, it had what modern day missles have, a guidance system with Ahab’s precise location. Nothing in life is luck or random. We serve an all mighty, all knowing, and all loving God. As Jesus said, “God knows the number of hairs on our head”. Think about that for a minute. The number of hairs on our head changes daily. God keeps up. So the next time someone says, “oh, that was random”, kindly remark, “God is in control, isn’t He?” We must trust Him with all things, for they all work for together for good of those that love Him”.

34 An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. “Turn the horses and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of his chariot. “I’m badly wounded!”35 The battle raged all that day, and the king remained propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran down to the floor of his chariot, and as evening arrived he died. 36 Just as the sun was setting, the cry ran through his troops: “We’re done for! Run for your lives!”37 So the king died, and his body was taken to Samaria and buried there. 38 Then his chariot was washed beside the pool of Samaria, and dogs came and licked his blood at the place where the prostitutes bathed, just as the Lord had promised. 1 Kings 22:34-38