Job 11: 7-9 ” Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty? They are higher than the heavens – what can you do? They are deeper than the depths of the grave – what can you know? Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.”

I think wise King Solomon summed it up best in Ecclesiastes 3:11 when he wrote, “God has set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”  We can’t begin to know the mind of God, or even start to grasp His majesty and power.  We can only trust in His love and faithfulness towards us and walk in obedience…knowing He is in control of every detail of our life.  For nothing happens to us that hasn’t already passed through God’s hands.

Romans 8:28 ” And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.”

God called us for His own reasons by the wooing of the Holy Spirit, through the Gospel.  The plan and purpose for your life was ingeniously created before the beginning of time.  You might think God’s plan and purpose for you is only some lofty ideal…more concept than practicality.  But God uses everything for our good.  He uses the consequences that happen when we sin to disciple and shape us into a better person.  He uses the drudgery of dull mundane tasks, the interactions with strangers, and the simple acts of kindness we do to conform us closer to His image.  There is not one thing you’ll do today that hasn’t already passed through God’s hands first and will be used for your good.

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