Psalm 33:11 states that “The plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations.” God’s plan does not begin and end with a single person. As such, humans may think that some events are random happenings, but such events may simply be elements of God’s long term plan.

Other sections of His plan may take far more than one lifetime to bear fruit. Some elements of God’s plan can be seen in a single lifetime. Isaiah 14:27 reads, “For the LORD Almighty has planned, and who can thwart Him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?” The short and the long answer to Isaiah’s rhetorical questions are the same: no one. The prophet Isaiah agreed with Job in this matter. Job 42:2 states, “I know that You can do all things no purpose of Yours can be thwarted.” God’s plans will come to fulfillment, whether anyone else likes it or not. Humans may think they have screwed up the Divine plan by accident, but no one is that powerful. Joseph states in Genesis 50:20, “ intended to harm, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Joseph knew well that there was a reason for everything, no matter how terrible. It is Joseph’s presence in Egypt, however, that saves both Egypt and his family from famine. In Genesis, for example, Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers. Good things sometimes require bad things to happen first. Yet, the Bible shows clearly that God sometimes uses terrible circumstances to move His plan forward. Violence can seem so random and so pointless. When wars, disease, death and disaster strip everything away from people, it can be difficult to remember that there is a loving God who has a plan. The hardest times to see God’s plan are when everything seems to have fallen apart. In those moments, Scripture can be a good way for Christians to remind themselves that God has a plan. They may even struggle to remember that there is a plan at all. That does not mean, however, that Christians do not sometimes look at the world around them and struggle to find the method to the madness. He has plans for each person, each nation and for the entire world. Every Christian knows that God has a plan.

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