Matthew 2:12 – 12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
Who has the ultimate upper hand?
That’s right God does.
The devil knew that the best time to try and kill Jesus was when he was a baby. Satan knew he was coming into the world. However, he needed to have the evil people who were willing to get the job done available. In this case it was Herod. Herod was king and one put into position by the Roman government. His motivation was that there was only room for one king and that was him. Enough so that he ended up going and killing the male Jewish babies that could have possibly have been Jesus.
Wow. That’s evil. We’ve seen many evil people in the history of the world. They’re all listening to the wrong voice.
God is good. So what is evil? The further away you get from God (good), the more evil you become.
There is only one God in three Persons. Only He knows the future and can intervene concerning time. That’s pretty powerful. Actually it’s beyond full comprehension. That’s why only God can one hundred percent predict the future in prophecy he has shared.
What are some on the intervening things that happen? In the past we have heard of people not being able to visibly see others that they are hunting down. Then there is the warning dream like we read above. Also there is the angel that can be a messenger.
I have no doubt that God who knows the future, intervenes at times for things that could have happen. How easy is it to throw off a continuous motion and disrupt time? You’re lying in bed and the fire alarm goes off. It stops after about 15 seconds and there is no sign of any fire or smoke. Your timeline has just been changed compared if it had not gone off.
It doesn’t take much, but God is in control.
What’s He not in control of? Evil thinking people. They are out of control for the most part. Some way more than others.
Intervening. Mind boggling stuff and really none of us probably understand it past a small extent, but we do see it. If we pay attention and keep our eyes open and hearts on God, it happens to us all.
Prayer is so important. Continually pray for yourself, your loved ones, and anything else the Lord puts on your heart, because there is power in prayer. No selfish power, but God loving power.