“We may make a lot of plans,
but the Lord will do
what he has decided.”
Proverbs 19:21
The free will of man and the Sovereignty of God are two pieces of a puzzle that never seem to quite fit. God is in control of everything, but man can make choices for which he is held accountable.
When you see that God will do what He has decided, it is easy to come to the conclusion that there is no need to pray. But when you see the awful trouble you will get into if you aren't alert and diligent in making good choices and doing right things, then you become earnest in your efforts to serve God and call on Him!
Like the wind that blows freely and often unpredictably all over the earth, man can roam within the boundaries of this life. The boundaries for the wind and for men were set by God.
In some ways the freedom of man is like the freedom a prisoner has to move about within his cell. That is his appointed space and he cannot move outside of it.
Man's free will was sovereignly appointed by God. Free will allows man to touch the walls of God's Sovereignty, but not to move outside of it. When men attempt to move outside of the space given by God, He will confuse their speech and tear down their "Tower of Babel."
The victorious and powerful Christian life is when I choose to submit my free will to God's Sovereignty. Then the walls of my prison cell vanish and I am released to soar with Jesus for all of eternity! That is a choice you will never regret!
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