When we look to God’s word, we find many scriptures that illustrate God’s unfathomable love for us and His sovereignty over our lives.
Below are seven scriptures that show us that God not only has a plan, but that His plan is good, perfect and always right on time.
1.) Genesis 28:15 “Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
2.) Genesis 50:20 “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to keep many people alive.”
3.) Psalm 138:8 “The Lord will accomplish what concerns me; Your faithfulness, Lord, is everlasting; Do not abandon the works of Your hands.”
4.) Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every matter under heaven—”
5.) Isaiah 43:18-19 “Do not call to mind the former things, Or consider things of the past. Behold, I am going to do something new, Now it will spring up; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.”
6.) Habakkuk 2:3 “For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hurries toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it delays, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay long.”
7.) Jeremiah 29:11 “’For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’”
God’s plan may not look like my plan, and that can be a hard truth to swallow; however, when I understand His plans are far better than anything I could come up with, that truth becomes a blessing. God’s word shows me over and over again how His plans always prevail.
I may not know what the future holds, but I know that God holds my future, and ultimately, He wants good for His children.
“You know the teachings I gave you, and you know what you heard me say and saw me do. So follow my example. And God, who gives peace, will be with you.” (CEV)
Today, this verse is saying to us to not only follow the Apostle Paul’s teachings, but to follow all the teachings that are in The Word of God, The Holy Bible.
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Stingy believers, and church goers, limit their giving to the church, and call such savings good economy; however, little do they know, that in doing so, they are causing themselves to become poor.
Their excuse for not giving to the church is that they must care for their own families, and their own homes; however, they forget that to neglect the house of God is a sure way to bring poverty upon themselves.
• Haggai 1:9-11 •
“You expected much, but received only a little. And when you brought it home, I made that little disappear. Why have I done this? It’s because you hurry off to build your own houses, while my temple is still in ruins. (10)That’s also why the dew doesn’t fall and your harvest fails. (11)And so, at my command everything will become barren—your farmland and pastures, your vineyards and olive trees, your animals and you yourselves. All your hard work will be for nothing.” (CEV)
God has a method by which He can cause our endeavors to succeed beyond our expectation, or He can defeat our plans. By a turn of His hand He can steer our vessel in a profitable channel, or run it aground in poverty and bankruptcy.
The Bible says that the Lord enriches the generous and/or leaves the miserly to discover that withholding from the Lord leads to poverty.
In my life as a pastor, I have noticed that the most generous Christians have always been the happiest, and the most prosperous. I have seen the generous giver rise to financial levels of which he never dreamed — On the other hand, I have as often seen the mean, ungenerous soul, descend to poverty, because of their stinginess.
Selfishness, stinginess, looks first at home, but godliness seeks first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. In the long run, selfishness is loss, and godliness is great gain.
In Matthew 6:33-34, Jesus tells us to…
“But more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what He wants. Then the other things will be yours as well. (34)Don’t worry about tomorrow. It will take care of itself…” (CEV)
Here is a powerful Word concerning our Lord’s faithfulness toward His children.
• Isaiah 54:10 •
“For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. My covenant of blessing will never be broken,” says the Lord, who has mercy on you.” (NLT)
This verse speaks of a new covenant promise that the Lord promised the nation of Israel; however, it’s also a covenant promise for all people today, (for those who accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior.)
It’s a promise of Love, Mercy, Faithfulness and Loyalty that will come to all people at the ultimate fulfillment of Salvation accomplished by Jesus, the Messiah. (See Isaiah 16:5 & 55:3)
Have you accepted Jesus, and are now privileged to our Lord’s Love, Mercy, Faithfulness and Loyalty?
Jesus loves us all and desires to have an ongoing relationship with each of us.
Today, our devotion, and Bible verses, come to us from…
• Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 •
“You are better having a friend than to be all alone, because then you will get more enjoyment out of what you earn. (10)If you fall, your friend can help you up. But if you fall without having a friend nearby, you are really in trouble. (11)If you sleep alone, you won’t have anyone to keep you warm on a cold night. (12)Someone might be able to beat up one of you, but not both of you. As the saying goes, “A rope made from three strands of cord is hard to break.”” (CEV)
✝️ In verses 9-12, we have what is still a relevant proverb. The author speaks to us about the importance of companionship.
V. 9: “You are better having a friend than to be all alone.”
• WHY IS THIS❓
• V. 9: Because when you are working with someone, you will have more fun and experience more joy.
• V. 10: If you fall, you will have a friend to help you up.
• V. 11: If you have a companion with you on a cold night, you can huddle up and stay warm. (This doesn’t refer to a husband and wife; it is referring to friends, or comrades.)
• V. 12: Two can fight and defend themselves better than one can. — “A rope made from three strands of cord is hard to break.”
Pastor H. Gene Allen 