God Works in Obvious Ways...........

Why do so many feel like God works in mysterious ways? Things seem mysterious when people fail to understand the love of our creator. I have been working through a difficult chapter of a certain section of the New Testament. It was troublesome because of translation problems. Right in the same chapter God appears to contradict himself. God does not contradict Himself! He's God! It was troublesome because of translation problems. Man causes those kinds of problems.

Take a peek at II Timothy 3:16-17:

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

Honestly, does this sound like God wants confusion and mystery in our lives? Even King Jimmy English cannot hide what God wants us to have. It says "All" scripture; not just the book of Timothy.

The word 'perfect' might throw one off a bit. Does God expect us to be perfect? Actually the word 'perfect' means complete or equipped for suitable purposes. To say otherwise, would be a lie. None of us, in and of ourselves, are perfect, but we can be completely equipped.  Obscurity, mystery and frustration come with a lie. Men lie. God doesn't lie.

9 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?(Numbers 23:19)

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