Mar
6
All Planned Out
Filed Under Devotional
I have the common struggle of trying to balance my knowledge that what God does is always for His plan and His purposes and perfectly planned against my human instinct that His actions don’t make sense or that He’s shooting from the hip.
Time and time again, I look back and can see where the path He had me take was exactly the right one with the right timing that resulted in the best outcome. We are so proud when we kill two birds with one stone. If you expand the metaphor, God regularly kills billions of birds with one stone. He accomplishes much with every passing moment. All of the moving pieces fit together perfectly. And, yet, in the midst of His plan, I doubt.
This verse is a great summary of the recognition we should have:
“[Praise to the LORD] O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.” Isaiah 25:1
He does miraculous, amazing, unbelievable things. But, they are never illogical or nonsensical. They are perfect for the situation and accomplish exactly what He planned.
And, plan He does. These are not on-the-fly arrangements. He’s not winging it. He doesn’t have to. He is never surprised. He has planned all of these actions and events from before time.
And, He included each of us in those plans. We are part of the blueprints He laid out before Creation.
That qualifies as being well worth exaltation and praise, don’t you think?