Devot. Today is Your Best Day Because of God's Plan

Hi  Folks,

 

I hope you had a good week! 

 

We continue again today in our "Today is Your Best Day" series and this one focuses on God's plan in our lives.

 

I'm sure we have all had days or longer stretches of time when we have asked the Lord, "What on the earth are You doing!?"   I'm sure I've given you Isaiah 55:8-9 before, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."

God's ideas, thoughts and plans are not on the same level as ours (and in my case I say 'thank you" for that).

 

I do know that Jeremiah 29:11 says, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."  God's plans, even if they may be painful at the time, are not meant to destroy us.   They may be used to bring us back to Him if we have wandered, knock some sense into us if we aren't listening to His voice, or can be used to make us stronger spiritually. 

 

James 1:3-4, " Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.  But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect  (means spiritually mature, not faultless) and entire, (complete) wanting nothing."

 

God knows what He is doing.   He may show us here on earth what He is doing, other times He may wait awhile to show us the reason behind His plans or we may not see it until Heaven.  

 Job 23:10, " But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold." 

 

I pray this devot. is an encouragement to your week to keep pressing forward.   " I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."  Philippians 3:14

I have also included a interesting link below that I found entitled "The Miracle of the 9/11 Bible."   Since last week was 9/11, his article details the true story of a Bible found at Ground Zero and the passage it was turned to.

 

Lord bless you and yours this weekend!

 

Devot.  https://www.dayspring.com/daily-devotion/date/2018-08-22?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DaySpring%20Daily%20Devotion%202018-08-22&utm_term=DaySpring%20Daily%20Devotion

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 9/11 Bible: https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2016/09/the-911-world-trade-center-bible/?utm_source=bg&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weeklybrief&spMailingID=57364559&spUserID=MTMwNzkzMTk4MzI1S0&spJobID=1481833285&spReportId=MTQ4MTgzMzI4NQS2

(Taken from https://www.biblegateway.com)