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DAILY DEVOTION
Perfect Plans
As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him. For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God? God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect. He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
2 Samuel 22-31-34
When she was just six weeks old, Fanny Crosby lost her eyesight because of a doctor's error. Years later she said, "I have heard that this physician never ceased expressing his regret at the occurrence, and that it was one of the sorrows of his life. But if I could meet him now, I would say, 'Thank you, thank you"-over and over again-for making me blind.. Although it may have been a blunder on the physician's part, it was no mistake of God's." In one of her best-known hymns, "All the Way My Saviour Leads Me" she wrote:
Heavenly peace, divinest comfort,
Here by faith in Him to dwell
For I know, whate'er befalls me,
Jesus doeth all things well.
We can trust God fully. That does not mean that nothing bad will ever happen to us, but that nothing will deter His plans for us. David faced many battles in his lifetime. He spent years fleeing from Saul's attempts to kill him. He was betrayed, falsely accused, and had to take his family out of the country for their safety. He knew what it was to be tired and hungry and scared and lonely. Yet despite those difficulties, David described God's plan for his life and the path He laid for him as perfect.
The circumstances and sudden changes in our lives never take God by surprise. He never changes His plans. Even before our lives begin, He knows everything about how they will turn out. "Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure" (Isaiah 46:10).
The perfection of God's plans for our lives are not measured by our comfort but by His purpose.
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