Divine Appointments
What if it is no accident that we all live and work precisely when and where we do? What if there is a reason behind it all? How would this affect the way we see the people around us? As Christians, we believe that God exists and that He is active in this world. But that's not all. We also believe that He is in control, and that His control even reaches to the extent of all of human history.
This has profound implications, not the least of which is the realization that the many "coincidences" of our everyday circumstances are in fact no mere coincidences, as if they just happened by accident.
While some people take this to the extreme and over-spiritualize everything that happens, this doesn't mean that we should take this to the other extreme. In a very real sense, God is actively arranging what might seem to us to be just common, everyday circumstances of no real significance.
The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made my man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us (Acts 17:24-27).
God is very present and active in this world. And He is intentional. There is a purpose behind all that He does. If this is the case, shouldn't our prayers and expectations reflect this?
One way that we can live like God is active and in control of this world is to boldly pray for divine appointments.
A divine appointment is a meeting with someone that God has prepared beforehand so that he/she would seek after Him. Why not pray for God to arrange things like this? Why not ask God to bring us into contact with people who are ready to hear about real hope? The people around us are looking for something compelling. They don't know it yet, but they're looking for God. Won't you join me in praying for divine appointments?
