Anchor Passage: Ephesians .1:9-12
Our God is a meticulous God. He does not do anything without first planning for it. His plans are sometimes mapped out thousands or millions of years before they are executed. We need to learn from this character of God and apply its principles in our lives. Before God created man, He knew that the first Adam would fall into sin, and so He began to make preparations for the second Adam. In the same vein, before you were created, God knew all the details about you. Because He knew your strengths and weaknesses, He prepared the appropriate help you would need to succeed, even before you were born. If you can draw close to God, He will share a bit of His foreknowledge with you. Do most events take you by surprise, or do they occur as a fulfillment of what God has already shown you? Also at what point do you plan for events and activities that you know would happen? For example, at what point do you plan for your children: is it long before they are born, just before they are born or after their birth?
Not only does God plan, He also has a purpose behind everything He does. That is why Ephesians.1:11 says:
" In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who worketh all things after the counsel of His own will."
We are all products of His divine purpose. Believe it or not, everything and everyone created by God has a purpose ( Revelation.4:11, Jeremaiah. 1:4-5). God has a general plan into which His specific plan for your life fits. You were created unique and you are one of a kind. There can never be another you among all the billions of people on earth. The exact details of your life are in Gods hands. Although God has a specific plan for everyone He created, it is unfortunate that only a negligible few ever get to know and fulfil that plan. Do you know why you are here? Do you know why God made you? Have you keyed into the purpose of God for your life? Are you where God wants you to be and doing what He wants you to do? You need to know that when God is working in you and through you, it is to accomplish His purpose and not yours, even though He grants you your own desires sometimes. Have you keyed into His plan for your life?
Culled from the rccg open heavens daily devotional.
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