SUPPOSE DESTINY IS MAKING A CALL AT YOUR HOUSE?

Do you sometimes wonder how destiny makes his house calls? Have you ever imagined if you were on Fortune's list, and if not, what would you need to be?Let us meet Simon of Cyrene. He was one of those we would term "waka pass" (one who makes a cameo appearance) characters in a role play. He got a one-liner mention in the History of Life, the Bible, and God's Manual for anyone interested in a place in the kingdom of God. The account is reported in three of the four gospels; his feature is easy to skim past unless you are probing.What qualified him for the role? We do not know for sure, but we can learn a few things from the accounts recorded for us.A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. Mark 15:21As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. Mathew 27:32As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. Luke 23: 26Imagine for a moment. Setting out that morning, what would be on Simon's "to-do list'? I bet it would be "set out on time to avoid the likely traffic of fellow Jews making their way into the city for the Passover." I am sure he did not envisage interruptions as it had taken all year to prepare for that one trip. There was no way he could imagine himself being part of a history-making event. He was just a regular "Joe", a man from Cyrene, located in modern North Africa. His mission was to be in Jerusalem for the Passover, no more, no less.But alas, life had another agenda. As he made his way to the city, we are told he encountered a procession of folk leaving the city. In that region, it would be no news that criminals got their due recompense at that time of the year. Because of the feast, all such activities must be done within a set time, as nothing else was allowed to colour the events.Like many other passersby, Simon caught a glimpse of Jesus as the Roman soldiers led Him to the place of the skull. Everyone, Simon of Cyrene inclusive, who beheld Jesus, could see He was weary and tired and maybe almost dropping. Why were they so keen on getting Him out of the way? It was not His first Passover; why at that specific time? It was according to God's plan.