God's Plan

Jeremiah 29:11 states: "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a hope and a future."

You see everything we go through, every aspect of our lives is already known by God. He knows every step before we even think about taking it. Not only does He know every step He knows the very outcome and result of that step. It is no coincidence I am here before you today. God knew it, He planned it, and He knows the outcome. Isn’t an awesome and peaceful feeling, knowing that God already knows the outcome of our situations? We may not see the final outcome as of yet, but it is comforting to know that God does and according to His Word the plans He has for us are not to harm us or destroy us, but to bring us a hope and a future! But, there is a stipulation to this passage of Scripture. How many of you know today that when God promises something to us there is always a stipulation?

2 Chronicles 7:14
“If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and heal their land.”

You see God will hear from heaven, He will forgive sins, He will heal the land, but first they and we have to humble ourselves and pray, seek His face, and turn from our wicked ways, then and only then will He fulfill His promise! So what is the stipulation in Jeremiah 29:11? I am glad you asked…you ready?

For I know the plans I have for you! It doesn’t say the plans you have for yourself, no it says the plans God has for us, those plans are to give us a hope and a future and not destroy. You see when we take matters into our own hands, when we plan out our lives according to what we want and we leave God out of the picture, we do not have a hope, we do not have a future. But when we do give our lives over to God and follow His plan we do have a hope and future.