The Divine Engineer

If you are one of those who is looking for a sign along the way which reads, "God said, 'Go straight ahead,' " you will likely live your life in disappointment.   The closest I have come to such a sign was when I saw long years ago an arrow sign pointing toward a cemetery which read, "Body Shop."  Actually, it was pointing drivers down the dirt road beside the cemetery, but it did seem otherwise at first glance.  The point is this:  If looking for divine guidance, don't look for roadside billboards or planes writing messages in the sky.

 

Be more like Joseph and Mary.  God needed Joseph and Mary to be in Bethlehem so that the birth of their son, Jesus, would be in accordance with the Scripture.  So, He timed the birth event with a government census requiring Joseph who lived in Nazareth to go to Bethlehem for counting.  In the present moment of that day, no one really saw the bigger picture except for God, the Divine Engineer.  And, then there came that day when it was no longer safe for Jesus, the infant child, to be in the land of His birth.  Herod, the ruler, had murderous intentions so in a dream Joseph was warned and told to go to Egypt.  However, prior to the trip some men from the East brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh which could be used as barter for the trip and to sustain life in a refugee camp.  Once again, we see the hand of the Divine Engineer.

 

Therefore, do not despair if there are no signs to read.  It does not mean that our life is not being moved and directed by the Divine Engineer who is constantly working out the plans He has set for our life.  We may see glimpses of His leading as we look behind us.  It is easier to see His hand as we look in the direction of the past.  To see it in the present and the future often requires a faith we have not yet attained, but are moving toward.  Never accept the fact that life is about mere coincidence.  It is about God.