Something that I have always thought about is whether or not our lives our predestined... or if God foreknew our steps. Predestination takes away our ability to choose whereas foreknowledge lets us choose but God already knows the outcome. I am more of a foreknowledge person myself...
As I think about yesterdays passage again...combined with the the story of Joseph in the Old Testament...and it puts into question what this is all about. Why would God make him go through all of that...-thrown into a pit and left for dead...-sold into slavery...-accused of crimes he didn't commit. predestination says that God set those things in place for him. Foreknowledge says that God allowed them to happen.
The bottom line is this (I think)...Things happen! People (and this includes us as well) do some pretty stupid things. these things sometimes affect other people...and sometimes they affect only us. How do we respond to these things that happen...(mistakes...sin sometimes...lets call it what it is).
In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.
Lets not focus on the mistake...but lets focus on the next step that God has placed before us. How much easier would our walk be if we followed the path that God has made for us.
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