Yesterday we saw that it is not appropriate to treat God's presence as a lucky charm that we can bring with us into battle so as to accomplish our purposes. Today we see that God himself is quite able to take care of himself and to accomplish his purposes in any situation. He is the Lord who brings plagues on the Philistines, who guides the cattle pulling the cart back to Israel, who brings Paul, Silas and Timothy into different places, and who testifies through them and protects them in all their travels. Our Lord is able to accomplish his desire.
What is the chief desire of God as revealed in Scripture? That there should be redemption for the sin of the world, and that the redeemer should be none other than God the Son. And so we see throughout the New Testament the message that the Christ is Jesus (Acts 18.5) and that he has come to purchase all who believe into newness of life.
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