On 2 November 2013, I received this
revelation that God has a good plan and great destiny for the believers even
though it may not have panned yet out according to His plan. He has already
seen the end from the very beginning as He is the Alpha and Omega; the
beginning and the end.
After all, is there anything too hard for
our Creator? God can do anything. (Okay, God can’t sin, to wit.) And, God remembers
and cares for us. While the children of Israel were taken captive by
Nebuchadnezzar from Jerusalem to Babylon, God sent His word to them through the
prophet Jeremiah. Amongst other things, He said, “As soon as Babylon’s seventy
years are up and not a day before, I’ll show up and take care of you as I
promised and bring you back home. I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned
out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future
you hope for. (Jeremiah 29:11; MSG)”
Also, didn’t Jesus say: “I came so they can
have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.
(John 10:10b; MSG)”? What is eternal life? “And this is the real and eternal
life: That they know You, the one and only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You
sent. (John 17:3; MSG)” Did we get that? We have access to the most High God!
An audience with Him in His throne room, if you will. And, we thought minion
thoughts that meeting with Bill Gates or having lunch with Warren Buffet was
such a big deal. Hey, let’s get our perspective and relativity of awesomeness in
order.
Coming down to earth, we may be living far
below what God has planned for us but that does not negate His plans. The
greatest waste or loss is the gap between who we are and the person we were
meant to be, in Christ Jesus. No wonder it is also commonly said that one of
the richest places on earth is the cemetery where so much dreams and
aspirations lay buried and wasted. One idea or product and one prepared person
whose time has come can change the world.
Yes, who knows (God
knows!), you may well change your world or even change the world if you would
prepare and pursue all that the Holy Spirit is revealing to you. Think about
it, mull over it. Do we really know our God? Don’t we know our God? If we would
recall, “God is not a man, that He should tell or act a lie, neither the
son of man, that He should feel repentance or compunction [for what He
has promised]. Has He said and shall He not do it? Or has He spoken and shall
He not make it good? Numbers 23:19; MSG)”
The ball is in our court, so to speak. We
can bridge the dichotomy between who we are now and all that God intends for
us. It’s all up to us to respond and take this journey of faith. It’s amazing
that we can trust God for our salvation by His grace or favour through faith in
Jesus Christ and not apply the same faith in God’s grace for every other areas
of our life.
I am repentant of this and have only just
begun to see that while Ephesians 2:8 speaks of God’s grace for salvation, His
grace is not confined or restricted to salvation from the consequences of our
sins and our sin nature. There is so much more, in Christ!
How do we advance and step into our
Promised Land -- our dream position, home, family relationships, friendships,
ministry, et cetera? Faith is sacrosanct in this regards. Faith in God through
our relationship with Him and in His Word. It has to be developed and proven
(put to the test) over time through our a close walk with the Holy Spirit who
will teach us the Word of God, reveal the truth and wisdom therein, and
instructs us in our walk of faith.
“But
as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor
have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those
who love Him.” But God has
revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all
things, yes, the deep things of God” (1 Corinthians 2:9-10; NKJV).
Also, “This Book of
the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day
and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written
in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal
wisely and have good success” (Joshua 1:8; MSG).
Next, we need to guard our heart and let
praise and thanksgiving spring forth. What we say will reveal the treasure of
our heart -- the Word of God, no less! We will get the biggest bang for storing
His Word in our heart and internalizing it so much so that we know the thoughts
and ways of God. For example, that He is a good God and He has loved us with an
everlasting love.
King David knew so
well of how to find salvation or deliverance when he wrote by the inspiration
of the Holy Spirit that: “He who brings an offering of praise and
thanksgiving honors and glorifies Me; and he who orders his way aright
[who prepares the way that I may show him], to him I will demonstrate the
salvation of God. Psalms 50:23; AMP)”
Our breakthrough is
at hand. Keep believing. Do not grow weary. Keep sowing. God is all for us and
we can truly live out, through obedient faith, all of what He has planned for
us.
