An Act Of God

God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry land. 

Psalm 68:6 

God works according to the counsel of His Own will. When He does, He does what is best for the people for whom He is working. It is often not in ways we expect. When Christ met the woman at the well, He was moving to ‘set the solitary’ into the family of God. The account of the maniac of Gadara shows Christ restoring the man to sanity and then returning him to his family. These were unusual methods, but indicate how God works to ‘set the solitary in families.’ He knows who belongs where and how to put them there. He does well for the person who is solitary; for the family into which He sets them; and for the purpose of accomplishing the larger scheme of His overarching plan. We stand back at times and marvel at how He sets the solitary in families and then accomplishes remarkable things as the result of those relationships. It is important for us to recognize the work of God when we see it. His ways are not our ways, nor His thoughts our thoughts. According to His good pleasure He sets the solitary in families. 

Our Wise and Sovereign God, 
we rejoice that You work according to Your good pleasure. 
We praise You that You know where we should be, 
and graciously place us there. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning