If God Is In It.....

³⁸ Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. ³⁹ But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.” Acts 5:38-39 NIV

We tend to believe that everything rests on us, on humans. We fret over misfortunes and bad decisions of others or ourselves because we fear it will bring a devastating halt to God's plans. I am guilty of this myself. According to these verses, God's will is going to be made manifest in this Earth and God's kingdom will be advanced regardless of mankind's shortcomings.

That is not to say that we won't suffer or endure very difficult times in the process. If they had killed the disciples that day, then surely there would have been pain involved. Those who loved them would have suffered grief. The disciples would have suffered physical pain. And, for a time, the town may have been void of anyone to spread the gospel. However, in due time, God would have still fulfilled His plans for that area.

I hope we can find peace in knowing that, if our dreams fail, then God wasn't in them. If God is in them, they will proceed regardless of our human errors. They may be delayed, they may not look like we thought they would, but they will proceed in the way God wants them to.

Truly, if you dwell on this, it sheds even more light on the statement "If God be for us, who can be against us?" Think about it. Who can? Just remember---it doesn't always look like we thought it would. But, if God is in it, it shall proceed!