When we make plans for our lives we always try to stack the deck in our favor. That’s human nature. God usually has a different plan.
David was just a shepherd, but God had a different plan.
Job was a wealthy man who just wanted to worship his God, love his family and enjoy his wealth; but God had a different plan.
Joseph and Mary were a young couple who wanted to get married and raise a family, but God had a different plan.
Saul of Tarsus just wanted to destroy Christianity, but God had a different plan!
The test of a truly consecrated life is that it is willing to submit to the plans of God. Jesus gives us an example.
Luke 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
The surest path to knowing God’s plan is to practice Rom. 12:1-2. If you walk in His plan, which is the best plan, you will never walk in defeat!
— Ideas for this unprofitable blog are taken from The Sermon Notebook—Biblical resources for preachers and teachers of the word of God. They allow these sermons to be used as the Lord leads but not for profit without their expressed written permission.—
