Matthew 2: 13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt
In the above instance, God chooses not to work a miracle to have Jesus vanish into thin air. In this instance He ordains that Christ should run for His life, just like anybody else. The point being made is that God’s discretionary providence to deliver, or not, is His sole prerogative, not ours. Very many people would determine that because it is The Son of God, that deliverance is a must, but lo and behold, Joseph, Mary, and Jesus must now run for cover.
Because of this, serious questions do arise in the minds of many people, and thus, the time has come to get answers from the word of God. [1] Who determines when it’s appropriate to deliver or not to deliver? Is it the human agent, or does this prerogative reside with God alone. [2] Are persons ever justified in becoming angry at Him for not intervening to deliver, or for allowing what may seem to us as grievous wrongs?
[3] What should be the correct human response if and when it seems as if God should intervene in this or that situation, and He doesn’t? The Scripture gives us the answers in the experience of Paul, who on three separate occasions, asked the Lord to intervene in his behalf, to remove what Paul describes as a thorn in the flesh. It was some issue that seemed to bother him, and he clearly says that satan used it to buffet him.
2nd Corinthians 12:7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!