Prayer – Lord, there’s not a lot of things I want…desire…in life, but to know You more. Open my eyes and heart…and help me to take the time to spend time with You. May all of my plans, and those of my family and friends succeed in this coming year. Thank you.
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Meditate. Consider your heart’s desire.
What is
God’s plan for you?
When the Israelites were in
captivity in Babylon God spoke to them through Jeremiah about His plans and
promises for them.
This is what the LORD says:
"You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for
you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. For
I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans
for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days
when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find
me. I will be found by you," says the LORD. "I will end your
captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where
I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land." Jeremiah 29:10-14 (Underlined for
emphasis.)
Many
people claim these promises for themselves now. God knows no favorites (1 Peter
1:17) so His promises to the Israelites are good for even Christians. He knows
His plans for us…for good not tragedy. I’ll claim those plans. Sometimes
Christians even experience captivity. Captivity within a prison our own thoughts,
habits, attitudes, and cravings. Gratefully, Jesus sets us free from that imprisonment
when He died on the cross for our sins. There’s a good place on which to set
our heart’s desire. Freedom.
God has a plan. Does your heart’s
desire fit into His plan? As written in the Psalms, may the Lord answer all
of your prayers. Does He answer your prayers? That is a big one…does He
answer all of your prayers? That is the desire of my heart. Answered
prayer—but God answers prayers in His way at His timing. That is one of things for
which we just have to trust in God.
The New Year will be here soon. What
are your plans for next year? What is your choice today? Trust God’s plan…or go
for your own goals?
Verse
of Salvation ~ God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made
him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and
holy, and he freed us from sin. 1
Corinthians 1:30
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