When God says...
“The preparations of the heart in man, And the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.” (Proverbs 16:1 KJV)
We may plan our ways, but the Lord in His grace guides our steps. Many plans may be conceived in our hearts, but God's established law of the Spirit of life in Christ directs our way (Romans 8:2). For the counsel of the Lord will stand firm, forever. He has the last word!
This verse is not telling us that our decisions are of little or no consequence. The fact of the matter is, our little decisions could have gigantic propitious or disastrous results. It does not relieve us of the responsibility for the choices we make nor does it excuse us of the accountability for the actions we take. We even have to give an accounting for every empty word we speak, Lord Jesus said in Matthew 12:36. This reminds the importance for us and every child of God to use our God-given free-will to choose prayerfully and wisely. As we seek to carry out His perfect will, in the choices that we make, we honor Him the giver of life.
Psalm 37:4 tells us to take delight in the Lord, and He will give us the desires of our heart. For when our heart is turned towards our Heavenly Father, by faith in Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior, His perfect desire becomes our perfect plan. We have this assurance and promise: “And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.” (Romans 8:27-30 NIV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
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