Satan’s Strategy Isn’t What You Think…

Apr 28, 2026    Pastor Robert R. McLaughlin

PERSONAL SENSE OF DESTINY PART 5

Most people look at the cross and see tragedy…

confusion…

injustice…

But the cross was not chaos.

It was the fulfillment of a predetermined plan from eternity past.

Before the foundation of the world, God had already designed the greatest victory in all of human history—and every detail unfolded exactly as planned.

Jesus Christ was not a victim.

He was not reacting to circumstances.

He was moving with purpose… with precision… with a personal sense of destiny.

And here’s what most believers miss:

He didn’t rely on His deity to get through it.

He lived the spiritual life in His humanity—

using the same power, the same spiritual skills, and the same problem-solving devices that have now been made available to you.

“It is written.”

That wasn’t just a response…

It was a demonstration.

A demonstration that the spiritual life works.

A demonstration that God has already provided everything needed to handle pressure, adversity, and even the greatest suffering imaginable.

The cross was the ultimate test—

and it proved that God’s plan is sufficient.

So the question is not:

“Why isn’t God giving me more?”

The question is:

Are you using what He has already provided?


📖 In this message, we cover:

The cross as God’s predetermined plan

The doctrine of a personal sense of destiny

Why Jesus refused to use His deity

The spiritual life He demonstrated—and gave to you

How to handle pressure using God’s power, not human effort


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