When Your Rooster Crows!

After the soldiers had nailed Jesus to the cross, they divided up his clothes into four parts, one for each of them. But his outer garment was made from a single piece of cloth, and it did not have any seams.


The soldiers said to each other, “Let's not rip it apart. We will gamble to see who gets it.” This happened so the Scriptures would come true, which say, “They divided up my clothes and gambled for my garments.”


The soldiers then did what they had decided.


John 19:23-24


When the soldiers put Jesus on the Cross they made a logical decision about not cutting up His "outer garment" because it was made from a single piece of cloth. This simple and seemingly insignificant decision fulfilled Biblical prophecy and is part of the story of the Crucifixion.

This is where our skills of reason and intellect take over and we try to analyze how the prophetic Word of God is compatible with the free will of man. That is a side track into human pride that keeps me from seeing the point of Prophecy.

Certainly, Biblical Prophecy can predict huge world shaking events, but the truly amazing thing is that a simple decision not to cut up a robe can be equally significant as a prophetic fulfillment.

Prophetic utterances in the Bible declare the Glory of Almighty God and remind us of His unwavering care for His children.

Never forget the significance of your own small decisions. There was a man or woman, we don't know for sure who took care of a rooster. He or she was careful to feed that bird and keep it alive. Every morning that rooster would crow like every rooster does, but then one morning when that rooster raised his voice toward heaven the ears of Peter heard the sound. Jesus told Peter that he would deny Him three times before he heard the rooster crow.

Today you will make a lot of little decisions, or perhaps you will get a new rooster. Be sobered by the fact that deciding not to cut a piece of cloth or having a rooster in your pen can be part of God's prophetic plan for the world.

When we get to Heaven I'm sure God will explain all the mysteries about free will and Sovereignty if we still care to know them! Theology may be fun, but trusting and obeying God is better.