12/3/24
Good morning!
It was a bit challenging to get much done yesterday; I spent most of it plowing snow. But a snowstorm is no reason to neglect my writing for you, so here goes:
Yesterday, I mentioned that God plans ahead. The difference between his plans and ours is that he can do so in great detail, knowing exactly how he will arrange things in the future. We can plan ahead, but there are so many unknowns that our plans may or may not pan out. Let me give you an example of each kind of plan.
God spoke through his prophet Micah these words:
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.” —Micah 5:2
Although Joseph and Mary were from Nazareth, they ended up in Joseph’s ancestral village at just the right time for Jesus to be born there, just as Micah had foretold more than 700 years before. It was God’s plan, and he made sure Augustus would put together a tax system that would require Joseph to be in Bethlehem on the night of Jesus’ birth.
Our plans are a bit more iffy. Paul had intended to take the Gospel into Asia Minor. Had he done so, you and I might not be Christians today.
“After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.”
—Acts 16:7-10
God directed Paul to the Western world where the Gospel took root, eventually resulting in the establishment of the Church in Europe, and ultimately our salvation. So when you make plans for your life, make sure you make room for God’s interruptions. He knows his plans better than you know yours.
Love,
Beepa
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