Plan On It

Question to think about: Have you asked God what the plan is today?

The story of the government official's (John 4) meeting with Jesus gives me great comfort and hope. It would seem that the man had been through a lot . . . a sick son . . . who became sicker . . . and finally close to death. Certainly, the man must have tried to get all the help he could to make his son well. But . . . when all seemed lost he found Jesus.

The man "begged him to come to Capernaum with him to heal his son, who was about to die" (John 4:47, NLT).
The man had a plan.
Jesus had a different plan.
The man wanted Jesus to go Capernaum and heal his son.
Jesus did not go.
Jesus told the man, "Go back home. Your son will live!" (John 4:50a, NLT)
The plan was different than what the man wanted.
The plan was perfect.
The man believed Jesus.
The man did what Jesus said to do and started back home.
The man encountered some of his servants:
He asked them when the boy had begun to feel better, and they replied, "Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock his fever suddenly disappeared!"
Then the father realized it was the same time that Jesus had told him, "Your son will live." And the officer and his entire household believed in Jesus.
This was Jesus' second miraculous sign in Galilee after coming from Judea. (John 4:52-54, NLT)
Plan on doing what God says to do.
Go to God.
Believe God.
Do what God says to do.
God is at work.
God has perfect timing.
God has a perfect plan.
Experience the great and mighty things God is doing today.

Learning with you to plan on doing what God says to do,
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2008 All Rights Reserved)