Plans and Purpose
Today’s scripture selection: Proverbs 19
Key verse: Proverbs 19:21
“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’S purpose that prevails.”
We all make plans – one way or another – some better thought out than others.
Some come to fruition; others never see the light of day.
Plans can lead to our prospering or to our destruction. And most of us probably experience something in between great success and total disaster.
But, as we consider all the plans we make, the book of Proverbs offers this important truth to ponder:
We can plan all we like – but ultimately – God’s purpose prevails.
What I take from that is a simple reminder that it’s God’s universe, not mine. That may seem obvious enough to anyone, unless they are some kind of egocentric nut.
But, on a small scale at least, sometimes we forget that simple truth.
We plan; we worry; we act; we fret; we take action; we avoid action; we take too much responsibility; we take too little…but it’s all a part of the same problem. We have forgotten that God is running things and that our greatest calling; our greatest destiny is to align ourselves with that Divine will.
Yes, we have great freedom – God wants it that way.
But ultimately, He will not allow us to thwart His will for the universe.
So, it’s best to be on notice. To remember – “God is in His heaven…” and whether or not “all’s right with the world” – God is working out the great order of things, just as it should be.
Whether we are aligned with that purpose or not is up to us.
Prayer: Almighty, all loving God, show me how to fulfill my part in your great plan. And may the glory and honor be yours. AMEN.
