Commit Your Plans to the Lord

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Commit Your Plans to the Lord

Date: Apr. 8, 2017

Passage

Proverbs 16:1-9 (ESV)

1   The plans of the heart belong to man,
    but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
2   All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
    but the LORD weighs the spirit.
3   Commit your work to the LORD,
    and your plans will be established.
4   The LORD has made everything for its purpose,
    even the wicked for the day of trouble.
5   Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the LORD;
    be assured, he will not go unpunished.
6   By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
    and by the fear of the LORD one turns away from evil.
7   When a man’s ways please the LORD,
    he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8   Better is a little with righteousness
    than great revenues with injustice.
9   The heart of man plans his way,
    but the LORD establishes his steps.

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 16:3

Commit your work to the LORD,
and your plans will be established.

1. Commit to the Lord whatever you do (1-3)

People make plans, but God gives the ability to carry them out. God weighs our motives: Do we seek his glory or our own benefit? We must seek his will, for he controls history. We must fit our plans into his great purpose for ourselves and for all creation. We must fear God and humbly commit whatever we do to him. Then he leads, guides, blesses, and does far more than we imagine for his glory (Eph 3:20,21).

2. The Lord works out everything to its proper end (4-9).

The Lord is sovereign over all events and people. He works everything out to its proper end, even the day of disaster (4). The Lord will bring down the proud (5). So, we must humbly depend on his love and faithfulness to take our sins and fear him always, no matter what evil persists (6). Then he will make our enemies make peace with us (7). We learn to be content and trust the Lord in all our ways, for he will surely establish us when we fear him (8-9).

Prayer: Lord, forgive my pride and lack of faith. Help me to commit all my ways to you and trust you will establish me and bless me. Thank you for your love and faithfulness.

One Word: Commit to the Lord whatever you do

The Lamb Will Triumph

Revelation 17:1-18

Key Verse: 17:14

They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”

Today's Question

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