“For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles
and the people of Israel, were gathered together.”
Acts 4:27 (NKJV)

READ: Acts 4:25–31

In our text, the writer was saying that what Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together to do to Jesus was in God’s hand and was part of His purpose—it was already determined beforehand, and was not coincidental (Acts 4:27,28). In other words, those people who did that were unknowingly fulfilling the purpose of God which had been ordained (Isaiah 53:1–12).

At times when a believer faces challenges, some people always think the believer must have done something wrong or contrary to God. In actual fact, there are some things that you may have to pass through in a bid to fulfil your assignment. Such things are necessary. They are sort of meant to be part of the package for the fulfilment of your assignment. Some of such things are unavoidable; they are things God allows in your journey, in your bid to fulfil your purpose or assignment.

When those people—Herod and Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel—were planning and plotting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, they did not know they were fulfilling God’s purpose, His predetermined counsel.

“WHICH NONE OF THE RULERS OF THIS AGE KNEW; FOR HAD THEY KNOWN, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE CRUCIFIED THE LORD OF GLORY.”
1 Corinthians 2:8 (NKJV)

If certain things started happening in your life in a bid to fulfil purpose, even after you have prayed and fasted and done all you needed to do; you should know that such things are permitted by God. They are part of the things allowed or permitted to bring about the fulfilment of His purpose in your life.

Note:
There are things that would be planned or plotted by the devil and would be allowed by God, which would be used to aid the fulfilment of His plan for your life. When you try to fight such a thing, you may not be able to effect any meaningful change, because God knows about it and He permitted it. Learn to get God’s mind on such things and how to work with them alongside your God-given purpose.

Reflect:
• Are there challenges in your life right now that may actually be part of God’s sovereign plan for your assignment?
• Are you currently fighting something that God has allowed in your life?

Peace.

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