His Plans

Psalm 37:²⁵ “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” (KJV)

In today’s anchor scripture, I imagine that David looked at the summation of his life and said, “I have been a young man, I have seen and experienced things. I have gone through difficult situations. But I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children beg bread”. The Living Bible puts the same Psalm 37:25 this way, “I have been young and now I am old. And in all my years I have never seen the Lord forsake a man who loves him; nor have I seen the children of the godly go hungry.” (emphasis added). In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, you will not be forsaken. You cannot be forsaken. Your children cannot beg for bread in the Name of Jesus.

Why? “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” Your case will not be different. You will not break God’s record. You will not be the one to give God a bad name. Your case will be the testimony for your generations. When you understand the plans that God has for you, you are grateful. God Himself makes it clear in Jeremiah 29:¹¹ “I say this because I know what I have planned for you,” says the Lord. “I have good plans for you. I don’t plan to hurt you. I plan to give you hope and a good future.” (ICB, emphasis added). Personalize this scripture. God’s plan for you is not to hurt you. God’s plan is to give you hope and not just any future, but to give you a good future.

But guess what? Just because God has a plan for your life does not mean that you are in that plan. Do not assume that you are in God’s plan for your life. However, when you submit your life to God and you choose to follow Him, He begins to integrate that plan into your life such that you are totally tucked into His good plans. Romans 8:²⁸ “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (NIV, emphasis added). As you love God and are called according to His purpose, God will work everything out. God knows all the stupid mistakes we are going to make.

So, you make a stupid mistake and God says, “It is okay. I will work with it. It is going to work out for your good.” You take a turn that you are not supposed to take. God says, “The trip may be delayed. But I am going to reroute you until you get to your destination. I can fit that into the plan.” You put your hand into something that God did not send you to do, and you get into trouble. God says, “I can use that.” Why? Because all things work together for good.

Prayer: Father, I am grateful for Your good plans for my life and future. Thank You for working everything out for my good because of Your love for me, in Jesus Name. Amen!