Luke 13:31-35 – Our Times in His Hands

These verses should drive home to us the fact that our times are entirely in God’s hands. Christ’s time is not yet come for leaving the world. His work is not yet finished. Until that time comes it is not in the power of Herod to hurt Him. Until that work is finished no weapon forged against Him can prosper. Christians should have a calm, unshaken confidence about things to come – a heart quiet, steady, and trusting in the Lord. When we have done all we can, we should remember that though duties are ours, events are God’s. We should try to leave things to come in God’s hands and not to worry about health, or family, or money, or plans. How much more peaceful we would be! All the powers in the world cannot take away our life, until God says so. All the doctors on earth can’t keep us alive, when God calls us away. The very hairs of our heads are numbered. Our steps are ordered by the Lord, and all things are working together for our good. There is no such thing as chance, luck, or accident, in the life of a believer. There is only one thing needed in order to make a believer calm, quiet, unruffled, and undisturbed in every circumstance. That is faith. Let us pray each day for this steady, constant faith.

These verses also teach the great compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ towards sinners. We need to thoroughly understand that if we die in our sins and go to hell, our blood will be upon our own heads. We can’t blame God the Father, Jesus Christ the Redeemer, or the Holy Ghost the Comforter. The promises of the Gospel are wide, broad, and general. Christ is ready to save sinners. If we are lost, we shall have no one to find fault with but ourselves.

Questions
1. When will a Christian die?
2. How can we have a calm spirit about the future?
3. Who is to blame for unbelievers?

Prayer Points
1. Give thanks that our lives are in God’s hands.
2. Use prayer points from your congregation.
3. Pray for family matters.