Not Mear Coincidences

God does nothing by coincidence. He has a plan and had a plan from the beginning and though our mortal actions may have gone astray from this plan by taking matters into our own hands, He was and is able to bring his plan to fruition. And he will. That being said, I continue to be amazed at the connections He placed in the Old Testament that reflect the New. Most recently through a study on the Exodus I have seen another one of God's forshadowings of freedom in Christ.

 Last night's study brought me interesting thoughts to share...Exodus...when the Israelites were freed from slavery..they crossed on dry land to freedom but their hearts were still trapped behind in "slavery". They eventually didn't get to go into the promise land because they couldn't give up the old and accept (trust) the new. (They constantly thought about going back or where they had come from). If they could have just trusted God, and accepted they were truly free and God would take care of them, they would have experienced so much more. When Jesus saves us...He is freeing us from slavery of sin. Are we enjoying the freedom we should be? Could we be missing out on the "promise land" while held captive in our past? If we would let go and take the freedom, we would experience the beauty of what He has planned for us in our daily lives. Easier said than done, but I think we owe it to God and ourselves to try. Live like you are free!