Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Trusting God”
Our Bible verse for today: “For I know the plans I have for you – this is the Lord’s declaration – plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 (HCSB)
Our thought for today: “You can trust God for your future”
In a previous devotional this month I have written about God’s Sovereignty – the fact that God is in absolute and total control over everything and that He functions as He pleases. If that’s all we knew about God, that He is All-Powerful and does whatever He wants, it could potentially terrify us. After all, an all-powerful being with less than noble intentions could be a really bad thing.
However God is not only Sovereign but He is also good and just, He is perfect in love and infinite in mercy. God always exercises His power for His own glory and for the good of His people. That’s what He was saying in Jeremiah 29:11.
This is an important understanding and God wants us to grasp it, so He repeats it over and over again all throughout the Bible. In Ephesians 1:11 Paul tells us about the wonderful inheritance God has willed for us. In Romans 8:28 we are assured that even in the worst of situations God is at work in the middle of them bringing some good thing out of it for us. Ephesians 2:10 says that we are actually the workmanship of the Father’s hand created to do good works for Jesus. In Psalm 138:8 King David writes of his confident assurance that God will act as necessary to fulfill the good plan He has for us. In Joshua 1:9 He specifically commands us to not be afraid because He is with us, and He will continue to be with us, and therefore we can be confident about the future.
Here’s the truth to hold onto today: “You can trust God for your future.”
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 