What are God’s plans for me?

The Bible’s suggests that we have to plan life’s journey with the questions:”How do I fit into God’s plans?” And “What are God’s plans for me?”

God is not standing idly by as the world plummets from one debacle, corruption and failure into another. God certainly has not deserted our world, leaving us to see whether we will be able to fix the problems we have created for our world and each other.

God has revealed his plan to bring an end to all evil. He made the preparations for a new world possible when Jesus once and for all died and rose to save sinners. He continues his preparation by using you and me, his children and his church, to invite the whole world to accept his invitation to join him in overcoming evil by following him as Lord of our lives.

God has set a day when he will bring an end to all wars, all sickness, and every natural disaster.

A  grand picture of this God-designed future is given to us in Revelation:

“Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.  He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” (Rev 21:3-4)

This is a world where those who share God’s peace will no longer be self-centred, greedy, and insecure. Instead God will be with his people and he will be their God. He will rule over them perfectly and lovingly through his Son Jesus.

This is what God is doing when the message of forgiveness and reconciliation is preached. It is all about a relationship that begins now and will last for eternity in God’s new heaven and earth. And it begins when we submit our lives to the perfect rule of King Jesus.

As Christians, our lives are living testimonies of God’s new world and Kingdom. We are called to “no longer live for ourselves but for Jesus who died for us” (2Cor 5:15). According to what Jesus taught, this practically means that serving God’s kingdom will be my highest priority (Matt 6:33).

The better questions to ask are: How will what I do fit into my Lord’s plans?

How can I best serve him with the means, gifts, opportunities and responsibilities he has given me today?