{"id":5939,"date":"2022-05-31T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=5939"},"modified":"2022-04-29T15:20:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T20:20:51","slug":"lots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/05\/31\/lots\/","title":{"rendered":"LOTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading: <\/strong>2 Samuel 17:1-29 ESV<\/a>, John 19:23-42 ESV<\/a>, Psalm 119:129-152 ESV,<\/a> Proverbs 16:12-13 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cSo they said to one another, \u201cLet us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.\u201d This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, \u201cThey divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d (John 19:24 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LAGCHANO (2975): <\/strong>\u201cdetermine (by impl. Receive) espec. By lot.\u00a0 Denotes \u2018to draw lots, to obtain by casting lots\u2019 and is translated \u2018cast lots\u2019 in John 19:24.\u201d[i]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draw lots.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling different colored or marked stones determined who received Jesus’ garments;  people also used broken pieces of pottery with names to decide the fates.  Whatever means chosen, the lots fell divinely.  In other words, God already knew what would happen.  Casting lots became a way of discerning God\u2019s will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe lot is cast into the lap,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0but its every decision is\u00a0from the\u00a0Lord.\u201d (Proverbs 16:33 ESV<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, we throw the dice, and God determines how they fall.  Casting lots for Christ\u2019s clothes fulfilled the prophecy written by David (Psalm 22:18 ESV<\/a>).  Even in small details, God makes undeniable connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Divine acceptance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As kids, often we\u2019d play \u201cRock, Paper, Scissors\u201d to determine who would do what.  But as an adult, casting lots doesn\u2019t come to mind when I\u2019m discerning God\u2019s will for my life.  However, I do plan my schedule and pray over it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every week, usually on Sunday morning, I write my schedule in my planner.  Then I pray over the upcoming appointments; I consider it my way of rolling the dice.  As the week unfolds, some things get canceled, some added.  I accept them as God\u2019s will over mine when changes occur, divine acceptance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However you choose to roll the dice, God determines the outcome.  Win or lose, God uses it for kingdom work. Not everything will go our way in life; in fact, more doesn\u2019t than does.  Only one of the five guards won Jesus\u2019s garments; not everyone can win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But we can play the game well.  When we align our hearts with God\u2019s will, we can trust the dice roll, knowing Jesus has our best interest at heart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[i]<\/a> Strong, J., & Strong, J. (2010). The New Strong’s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (p. 148) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 minute read. Daily Reading: 2 Samuel 17:1-29 ESV, John 19:23-42 ESV, Psalm 119:129-152 ESV, Proverbs 16:12-13 ESV Daily Verse: \u201cSo they said to one another, \u201cLet us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.\u201d This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, \u201cThey divided my garments among them,… Continue reading LOTS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5939"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5942,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5939\/revisions\/5942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}