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God Has A Plan
Contributed by Allan Kircher on Sep 16, 2013 (message contributor)
Summary: You and I can make any plans we wish to make, God always has the final say in any matter.
Pastor Allan Kircher
Sept 8, 2013
GOD HAS THE BEST PLAN
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Intro: Read James 4:13-17.
James councils men against/foolishness making plans without consideration/will of God/matter.
• You and I can make any plans we wish to make
• God always has the final say in any matter.
• when we learn His plans for the situation
• then we make our plans based on His plans
• We find out that He had the best plan all along!
• We humans like to make our plans, don’t we?
• We want things to go the way we want them to go.
• Have you ever thought that God might have a better plan?
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Peter/others/fished all night w/o catching a fish Luke 5
• Jesus told/put/deep water/they would catch fish
• Peter’s plan/forget fishing for/day/go home.
• But, when he obeyed/Lord, he found out/God had the best plan!
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When Jesus told His disciples that He was going to die, Peter rebuked the Lord, Matt. 16:21-23.
• Peter thought he had a good plan
• when Jesus went to the cross and paid sins forever
• Peter found out that God had the best plan.
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When Goliath saw David coming to meet him for battle
• he/plans/kill David/feed/carcass/scavengers/field, 2 Sam 17
• when/stone sank deep into/forehead/he fell/earth dead
• He found out that God had the best plan!
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When Israel sent spies/Canaan/saw/giants/lived there, Num13
• Made plans/find themselves/new leader/go back/Egypt.
• But, over/next forty years/died one by one/wilderness
• They learned that God has the best plan.
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I could go on giving you example/example/pages/God’s Word,
• This truth/fleshed out well/passage we have read/Judges.
When Gideon/his army/battle, must have had/plan
• Before/battle/joined/victory was won
• They found out that God had the best plan.
I would like for us to consider that thought today:
• God Has The Best Plan
• let’s learn/lesson/God’s plan may not/easiest plan
• not be/most popular plan
• not even seem like/smartest plan
• but God always has the best plan!
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I. THE REALITIES OF GOD’S PLAN
a. v. 2-7 God’s Plan Is A Different Plan
• Gideon planned/march/battle/32,000 soldiers
• But God had a different plan!
• Context/how God whittled down army
• Trembles with fear—20,000 left.
• Still too many!!!!!!!! I will sift them!!!!!
• Lap/tongues—kneel down to drink
• 300 lapped with their hands…..
• Let the others go each to his own place.
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When we make our plans for our lives, we always try to stack the deck in our favor.
• That is human nature!
• However, God will usually have a different plan for your life than you do!
• David/just a shepherd, but God had a different plan.
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Job/wealthy man/just wanted to worship his God
• Love his family and enjoy his wealth
• But God had a different plan.
Joseph/Mary/young couple/wanted/get married/raise a family
• But God had a different plan.
Saul of Tarsus just wanted to destroy Christianity
• But God had a different plan!
Test/truly consecrated life/willing/submit/plans of God
• Even when His plan contradicts our plan
• Paul Acts 16:6-9.
• Remember, God’s plan is a different plan!)
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B. v. 9-14 God’s Plan Is a Declared Plan
• Here/Gideon/32,000-man army reduced/300 men.
• ready/attack/force/many times larger than his own, v12
God is not asking/leap/dark, he/asking/clear step of faith.
God knew Gideon’s fears and concerns.
• What Gideon heard from the enemy, v. 13-14.
Comes to you/me/Lord expects/walk/obedience/His will
• He never asks for a blind leap/dark.
• He always asks His children/respond/taking/clear step/faith.
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God uses many means to speak to His children!
He speaks:
• Through His Word, Rom. 10:17
• through the Spirit, Acts 13:2 16:6-8
• Through other believers, Acts 9:17-18
• Even through/circumstances of life Gen. 24:12-16.
The bottom line is this; God will always direct your feet plainly!
He will not leave you in doubt. His plan is a declared plan!
Here’s the key!
• Knowing His plan takes requires prayer/holiness/patience
• But be sure, in His time, He will reveal His plan.
When He does, you see different plan/declared plan/is best plan!
• surest path/knowing His plan is to practice Rom. 12:1-2
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C. v. 15-23 God’s Plan Is a Distinct Plan
• Gideon’s men were to surround the enemy
• 300 hundred against thousands!
• Sound their trumpets, shout/battle/break a little clay pitcher containing an oil lamp.
• God said that this would give them the victory, and it did!
• What a distinct plan!
• No man would ever have come up with a plan like that!
Gideon/men not been willing/follow God’s plan
• Would have missed out/God’s best/their lives!
• So it is with the plans of God.
