Fail to plan, and you plan to fail.That quote is attributed to Benjamin Franklin and is a very true statement.
But as our scripture proves today, it is a statement that God actually practiced, and wrote about 2500 years before Ben even thought about it!
So, we can watch the country disintegrate right before our eyes, by leadership that have plans that obviously do not involve God.
Actually we can watch them putting into place plans that go directly against God, and…we can rest in peace.
Because God has promised us, that HIS plans for us, will be fulfilled.
☆ For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
• Jeremiah 29:11
Hope.
As our country dissolves into a much more secular society, and God is pushed out of it, we can be at peace knowing that He has always had, still does have, a plan.
HE will carry out HIS plan that promises us eternal glory and life everlasting.
That, my brother, is a hope we have for tomorrow, that is worth us living for today!
That is why that,
– as the sexualization of our kids is going on,
– as racism is being pushed more and more to divide us,
– as the government becomes more and more intrusive into our personal lives and homes,
We can feel like men who are planted on a solid foundation of rock.
If…
We plan.
Fail to Plan and you Plan to Fail.
You see, even though we know these things must happen, we sometimes forget.
We need to remember that that these have been part of God’s plan since the beginning.
That it must get worse in this country, that it will become more dangerous, that it will be more ungodly and that is exactly how God wants it, and He TOLD us this too!
But if we haven’t planned, if we haven’t daily disciplined ourselves with;
• Prayer
• Meditation
• Bible Reading
• Large Church Fellowship
• Small Group Intimacy
Then we will not live in HIS hope, but live in the worlds fear.
Which is the lie.
Which is what the enemy wants.
But here’s the truth:
☆ And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
• Romans 8:28
These things were planned so the days would be darker. God wants the days to be darker, so that our light can shine brighter!
And THAT truth will set us free!
So men, let us dedicate our lives to living in His love, peace and truth.
Let us plan to exercise our faith, strengthening it daily by our daily habits.
This way our plan of life will actually be HIS plan FOR our life.
Our will, then will obviously be HIS will.
We will be living out our plan, which is His plan, to succeed.
That no matter what is going on in the world, country, city or family, we will not fail.
☆ Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established
• Proverbs 16:3
Let us thank God for giving us His hope, His encouragement, and His peace to live in this world that is breaking down and radicalized against God.
Let us plan on carrying this message out to others, plan on walking daily toward you, and plan on a wonderful glory we will see at the end of it all.
I love you guys.