God Orchestrates The Events Of Our Lives

This week we are looking at the ancient story about King Jehoshaphat found in 2 Chronicles 20. Jehoshaphat was a godly king who led his people in a period of national and spiritual renewal. However, in 2 Chronicles, Jehoshaphat is approached with alarming news...three nations have united their armies for the sole purpose of destroying Jehoshaphat and his people. Jehoshaphat was terrified. But 2 Chronicles 20:3 says, “Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord...”

There are a couple of very important principles found in this story. On Monday, we discovered this truth: Obedience to God does not provide His personal guarantee of a trouble-free life. Yesterday, this story reminded us that whenever you are surrounded by problems, you are in a prime position to experience God's miracle-working power.

However, the overarching principle is this story maybe one of the most important truths we will ever learn about God. He is sovereign. He is in control. He orchestrates the events of our lives. Why? Every event in your life is designed to cause you to seek God. Whether you are living for Him or not, whether you are being obedient or not, whether you are living right or not, every event in your life is designed to cause you to seek God.  He loves you so much and His heart's desire is to be intimately involved in your life. Therefore, He orchestrates the events of your life to draw you closer to Him

Jehoshaphat prayed what we could call a prayer of despair. That's where seeking God usually starts. It usually begins from a place of tremendous need, or hurt, or fear. That's because, when we are confronted with pain, we are more likely to cast off the religious façade and really began to seek Him.

What does it mean to seek Him? Tomorrow, we are going to look at five things Jehoshaphat did to seek God.