… [Zechariah] was chosen by lot … — Luke 1:9
In our lives, many things are uncertain and beyond our control. From a human point of view, life seems like a lottery — by chance you are born to parents who are good or evil, rich or poor, healthy or sick. By chance, you find good opportunities and live a blessed life, or, by chance, your life seems cursed. By chance you live in a prosperous and powerful nation or in a nation that is not prosperous or powerful. By chance you live now in this generation.
As Christians, we are taught not to assign our misfortunes to "bad luck." We may be confused on how to explain them, but we want to affirm that a good God is in charge of the universe and nothing happens by chance.
Let me suggest to you that God knows what to do with the chances that we have and the chances that we’ve lost. God can turn any hand into a winning hand. Even now, He is orchestrating the next step in His good plan for you through something that may appear as uncertain as a chance.
Be encouraged!
Dwight
Dwight Clough is the author of four Christian books and is an active member of Lake City Church in Madison. This devotional is also available via email and you may review the archives back to 2002. To contact Dwight or Kim, use their contact form. You may also support their ministry.