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GOOD PLANNING FOR GOOD WORK



Always plan ahead, it wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark” - Richard C. Cushing.

God wants us to make good plans as we go through this life. Proverbs 21:5 says that “The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.” Jeremiah 29:11 states that our own God is a God who always has a good plan. Therefore, He commands us to also have a good plan for our lives. Proverbs 4:26 says, “Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.” (NIV)

There was a conflict going on in the early church. In Acts 6, the Greek-speaking people expressed a strong protest against the Hebrew congregation. They felt that their widows were neglected in the daily process of distributing food. In this conflict, there were two choices that Jesus' disciples could make. First, they could be indifferent and ignore the protests of their congregation. Or secondly, they could get together and devise a good plan to solve the problem.

Fortunately, they rushed to hold a meeting to think carefully about a solution to this problem. They decided to delegate the task of distributing this food to seven people who were full of the wisdom of the Holy Spirit. With this solution, Jesus' disciples can return to focus on prayer services and God's Word. The result of good planning, as stated in Acts 6:7 that the Word of God spread widely, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased, also a large number of priests surrendered and believed.

The story in Acts 6 proves that good planning is according to God's will and can help us to spread the gospel more effectively. Good planning also helps us not to waste our time and our future. Let's use the beginning of this year to make good plans.

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, thank You for Your great wisdom and endless grace. Your Word reminds us to always be ready to make good plans in our lives. Teach us to depend completely on Your wisdom and to understand Your will in our lives. Amen.