Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
September 07, 2023: SOAP #5026: 2Kings 25; 2Chron. 36; Jer. 40-41; Rev. 12

SCRIPTURE:  Revelation (NIV) 12:6 The woman fled into the desert to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.

OBSERVATION:  Bible scholars disagree on who this woman represents.  But one thing is sure, God knows who she is and God prepares a place for her.  If a place is prepared by God, then God knows what she will need.  God makes plans for her protection and provision.  

All through the scriptures, from the book of Genesis to here in Revelation we see God making preparation for His people!   Before Jesus left his disciples, He promised them he was going to prepare a place for them in His Father’s house.

APPLICATION:  This truth about God’s provision is not something new.  God knows me; God has known me for at least 75 years.  He knew last year what I would need this year!  He knew yesterday what I would need today.  I can walk in faith that He has made proper preparations for what I need now! 

Whatever I face today, I need to ask myself, “How has God prepared me for this?”  I should walk in faith that God did know what I would be facing, and He has prepared me. 

He is also making appropriate and sufficient preparations for what is ahead!  Some things that do not fit into my thinking about today are meant for my future.  (Example: I used to preach from a prepared outline, with just words and thoughts, sufficient for me.  Then the Lord showed me Bud King who could not hear; the Lord impressed me to write sentences and paragraphs so Bud could understand.  Bud is now in heaven and I am here writing SOAPs.)

PRAYER:  Lord, You are faithful and trustworthy!  I can trust your preparations to be sufficient for my present and future needs!   Amen.

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