The Work of God

An architect lays out plans to peruse. Everyone involved in the project scrutinizes those plans, and they deliberate on aspects that may need to be altered.

God does not work this way.  Jeremiah 29:11 states, "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"

God has a plan. He is not revealing it to us. This plan to prosper us is unfolding before us. We are to trust the Lord and His Word.

Will every moment of this plan be without sadness or suffering? No, of course not. An interesting sermon recently highlighted verses recorded in John 9 when Jesus healed a man who had been blind since birth. The disciples asked, "Who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?'

Jesus' response gives us a glimpse at how God's plan works: "Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life."

"...but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life."

Think of notable figures in Scripture such as Job, Daniel, Moses, Joseph, David, Esther, and Paul, to name a few.

"...but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life."

Think of the ups and downs in each of our lives, and we can gain understanding and hopefully, comfort when we insert these words from John 9:3, "...but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life."