Tuesday, January 2, 2018

 
 
 
Devotional for January 2, 2018
“The Lord’s Purposes for You”
 
 
 
 
by Dona Hake
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

“Many plans are in a man’s mind,

but it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand.”
 
Proverbs 19:21 (AMP)
 
 
 
 
Yesterday we meditated upon how we must have a plan and then commit to it.   Today we are looking at a scripture regarding plans and purpose.   Many times it is sad to see an individual with plans or resolutions but they are birthed out of wrong motives or selfish ambitions.   As we understand our purpose for our life I believe our thoughts toward planning will always flow with our Lord, and witness to those that love us.  Let us look at purpose.
 
 
 
A purpose is the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc. It is such a good and fulfilling feeling when we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are flowing in the perfect will and purposes of our Lord.  Yet there may be times we are doing something that seems to be a good thing yet it is not God’s perfect will at that time.     The Lord desires that all our good deeds proceed from a right heart and not one of feeling obligated.  Let us be careful that all we do is instructed by the Lord.
 

Today I want to encourage your heart to establish your plans to fit hand in hand with His purposes.   May we be useful in the Master’s hands to perform His desires and not our own.   I must share something I overheard once while I was shopping that goes along with the truth of being in a position of being useful.   It made me giggle to myself for my Mother used to say this to me a lot. I was in a store and a mother was struggling trying to carry something and she looked at her child and said, “Don’t just stand there, make yourself useful and help carry something!”   How true this is for us as spiritual children!   Let us make a conscious effort to have our “hands full” of doing the will of God and accomplishing His purposes for He has a great work He desires to accomplish through us.    As we stay aware of how He desires to use us, we will not  stand empty handed, we will allow Him to make us useful as we live to do His will only and give Him glory!