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God’s Plan For You

God’s Plan For You. Genesis 45:4-8. God’s Plan For You. Last week we spoke on our theme of “I Surrender All” More specifically we considered surrendering our will to God Some have questioned what God’s will is for their life

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God’s Plan For You

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  1. God’s Plan For You Genesis 45:4-8

  2. God’s Plan For You • Last week we spoke on our theme of “I Surrender All” • More specifically we considered surrendering our will to God • Some have questioned what God’s will is for their life • This question points to a specific plan that God may have for someone

  3. God’s Plan For You • The beliefs on this are very wide ranging • Some believe that God has everything mapped out for your life and you really have no control or say in the matter • Others believe that we make every decision and that God has no say or plan at all for any individuals life

  4. God’s Plan For You • The answer really lies somewhere in between the two extremes • We noted two things last week: • 1. God has given us free will • 2. God does have a will and wants us to follow that will • So what is God’s plan or will for us?

  5. God’s Plan For You • 1. God does not control us, removing freewill • Some believe that God controls our decisions in this life • For example, Calvinists believe in what is called irresistible grace • This claims that God chooses you and that you have no say in it whatsoever

  6. God’s Plan For You • 1. God does not control us, removing free will • Choice has always been a part of God’s plan • God gave Adam & Eve choice in the Garden of Eden • One of the most quoted verses of the Old Testament surrounded choice (Josh. 24:15) • “…choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve”

  7. God’s Plan For You • 1. God does not control us, removing free will • If God controlled us, then why would a loving God not control everyone to choose salvation? • Even John 3:16 implies a choice • “Do you also want to go away?” (Jn. 6:67) • “…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” (Phil. 2:12)

  8. God’s Plan For You • 1. God does not control us, removing free will • God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34; Rom. 2:11) • Even Christ exercised free will (Matt. 26:53; Jn. 10:17-18) • Salvation can be rejected (Matt. 23:37; Jn. 5:39-40)

  9. God’s Plan For You • 2. God has a will to follow, but it’s by choice • God does have a will for us • Again, the Bible speaks clearly about the will of God • Matthew 7:21 • “…but he who does the will of God abides forever” (I Jn. 2:17)

  10. God’s Plan For You • 2. God has a will to follow, but it’s by choice • We also understand that it is by choice that we follow the will of God • So what is the will of God for me, and how can I know it? • Kirk Cameron once had a great point on telling people that God has a plan for their life…

  11. God’s Plan For You • 2. God has a will to follow, but it’s by choice • To say that God has every detail of your life mapped out is not Biblical • That does not mean that God does not have a will for each and every one of us • God’s ultimate will is for the salvation of all(I Tim. 2:4; II Pet. 3:9)

  12. God’s Plan For You • 2. God has a will to follow, but it’s by choice • God has set forth things for us in His will, but given us liberty in other areas • Ex. Great Commission (Matt. 28:19-20; Mk. 16:15-16) • God’s will gives us direction in our lives that we might not otherwise have (Prov. 3:5-7; 16:9)

  13. God’s Plan For You • 2. God has a will to follow, but it’s by choice • God can and does work providentially in the world, even today (Prov. 19:21; Acts 5:39) • How exactly He does that, we do not know (intended) • God’s hand was usually not recognized until after the fact

  14. God’s Plan For You • 3. What’s our role in God’s plan? • Obviously we do not know now what God’s will or plan is except what He has revealed to us in His word • So how can I know if what I am doing is God’s bidding? • Man’s role in God’s plan has always been the same…

  15. God’s Plan For You • 3. What’s our role in God’s plan? • Obedience is the key to following God’s plan • Joseph sets forth a great example of this • Did Joseph know all along that it was God’s will that he be sold into slavery? • Did Joseph think that God wanted him in Potiphar’s house or even in prison?

  16. God’s Plan For You • 3. What’s our role in God’s plan? • Joseph did not realize until Genesis 45 that it was God’splan (v. 5-8) • However, what role did Joseph play in God’s plan? • He was obedient to God’s will in every place, situation, and circumstance that he found himself in

  17. God’s Plan For You • 3. What’s our role in God’s plan? • Wherever you go, whoever you are with, whatever situation you find yourself in…be who God wants you to be • If you don’t, then you might be guilty of spoiling God’s will for your life • What God does behind the scenes is for God to know and do

  18. God’s Plan For You • 3. What’s our role in God’s plan? • Mordecai spoke correctly in Esther 4:14… • “Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” • Make the most of the situations that you find yourself in to do God’s will! • Are you a hindrance or a help to God’s plan?

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