"Man would like to think he is autonomous and can control what will happen in the future, but only God is autonomous and only God can control the future. Jesus was knowingly following precisely God’s predetermined plan.
The chief priests and elders along with Satan and Judas all were under the delusion that their plot would accomplish their purposes, and it would appear that way to them for a very short time, but in reality, though they were pursuing utter evil, they were still unwittingly accomplishing the predetermined plan of God. The truth of their utter failure to get rid of Jesus would be proved when Jesus rose from the dead just as He said He would. Their refusal to repent would seal their condemnation. They will be, as Romans 9:22 describes, vessels of wrath.
Those, who like the disciples, will follow the Lord’s commands, will be used of God to accomplish His will and will receive His praise. They will be vessels of God’s mercy upon whom He will make known the riches of His glory (Romans 9:23).
God’s is sovereign and He will glorify Himself in you as either a vessel of wrath or a vessel of mercy. The question is which will it be? Which do you want it to be? Remember, God gives grace to the humble, but He resists the proud."
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