We humans are capable of great discoveries, feats, inventions and acts of nobility. But, if we could look into the future and see any of those things ahead of time, we would probably try and help them along, or we would run and hide in fear. If we knew God's plans for our lives ahead of time we would probably screw them up before we got there. I am a preacher today, and if I knew 30 years ago God's plan, I would have ran and hid as sure as Adam in the garden and Saul in the baggage. I would have done everything in my power to make it not happen and probably ended up with something akin to Frankenstein's monster. I would have been insanely mad, dead or locked up. But today I am in my right mind, happy and at peace with God's future plans for my life, some are yet to come and some are in the past.
So, I am glad we don't know God's plans. We should be encouraged that God does have a plan, and it's good Jer 29:11. How many of the great events of history would never have happened if the actors knew ahead of time what was going to take place? And, if they did know, would they have turned out so well?
1965 in America, Martin Luther King, Jr. begins a drive to register black voters, the New York Jets signed Joe Namath, Lyndon Johnson made his "Great Society" State of the Union Address, the "Beatles' '65" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks, the Rock group Who releases 1st album "I Can't Explain", the Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV), the Who make their 1st appearance on British TV, Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama, Peggy Fleming, 16, wins ladies senior figure skating title, Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, the Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in U.K., Willie Mays 512th home run breaks Mel Ott's 511th NL record, May 5 1st large-scale U.S. Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam, and the Byrd's song Turn Turn Turn becomes an international hit in late 1965, (the lyrics directly from the bible in Ecclesiastes 3:2). The words probably every person in America for at least the next thirty years would recognize in a heartbeat.
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time to every purpose, under Heaven
Quite a significant year in the history of America, and we should take heart that our story is not done yet. We should stay our course and give God the reins, and everything will turn out according to the Master's plan. It will not be problem free, and it may not turn out how we want, but it will be beautiful, as God says….further on in that chapter….
He hath made everything beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
Hebrews 11 speaks of Abraham centuries ago and says that "he went out, not knowing where he was going" and in the end here we are a product of his faith.
I am glad today I don't know exactly what God is doing. My prayer is that I willingly follow along.
I am still learning that this is the best plan.
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