What Are The Odds?

          I heard of a man who once thought he should go play golf on a work day. While he was supposed to be at work, he went out on the golf course and assumed, “What are the odds that someone will find out that I am out here all by myself?” Well, that was the one day that a news service decided to do a story at the golf course. In the story the man playing golf was recognized by his superiors and resulted the the man losing his job. His desk was cleaned out by his supervisor. What were the odds? They were probably well stacked in his favor, yet he lost the gamble and his job. John 1:29 says, “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” 

          What were the odds that the prophecies of the Old Testament could possibly be fulfilled by this One Man Who walked toward John the Baptist that day. The Bible contains much prophecy in it even in the Book of Genesis and throughout the rest of the Bible. Many people come up with somewhere between 350 to 400 prophecies in connection with the Messiah. The odds of one man filling 8 of those prophecies and all of their ramifications was one in ten to the 17^th power. That number is 1 with 17 zeroes after it. That's a big number. The significance of that number is that your sins and my sins were paid for by the Son of God around 2,000 years ago. It was such an important event that the calendar became a living testimony to what happened. History was divided to before Christ, and After Christ, or B.C. to A. D. The unsaved world has tried its best to get rid of that by changing the calendar division to C.E., or Common Era. The unsaved population has tried to get rid of any Biblical reference in our culture, they have tried to eliminate the Bible by burning and banning it, they have mocked and ridiculed Christ and all disciples and yet He still remains to be the Messiah of the world. He is the Son that is mentioned in John 3:16 and He fulfilled every prophecy that made mention of the coming of the Messiah. There are only a few prophecies left such as that in John 14:3 where it says, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also” or that of First Thessalonians 4 which describes the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. If I were a betting person, there would be some things that are pretty sure, and the odds of Christ doing what He said He would do are pretty sure. What are the odds that I will get something to eat today? They are probably pretty good odds. We might also come to the conclusion, that what are the odds that Jesus Christ is Who He said He is? Based upon the prophecies already fulfilled, I will put my trust and faith in Him rather than in the claims of the world system. What are the odds that God will bless you today? What are the odds that God will provide your needs today? It only takes a little common sense to realize that Jesus saves just as He said He would. Praise God today for His faithfulness to His Word from my daily bread to eternal life.