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12.06.10

A Change in Plans

Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a
city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit'; whereas you do
not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a
vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you
ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.' -
James 4:13-15.

Just prior to the morning service yesterday (December 1999), I was reminded
again of the providence of God. We had made our plans. It seemed as the date
had been set, that this would be the only time. So our choir had been
practicing, and the preparations had been made for the Christmas Cantata to
be performed. I had also been preparing. I had prepared for a short
devotional message after the program, which was along the same theme. Our
plans and preparations had been made, but God had other plans.

About 30 minutes prior to the start of the morning worship service, I was
informed that our worship leader was ill. Greg was so ill that he had to
leave, which I think was a first for him, and us. Our assistant worship
leader had called earlier and was also ill, and would not be able to come to
the church. The decision was immediately made to return to the normal order
of service. A man who had rarely led our choir would direct it. I had been
planning to preach a sermon for the Sunday after Christmas, which was
suddenly the only choice for this day. All went well with our service,
except for a few minor glitches. We all knew that God was at work, and there
were those present who needed to hear the message that was presented.

Sometimes even our best plans and preparations may be overruled by God. We
must be alert to what He wants to accomplish. The Bible makes it clear that
we are only here on this earth for a short time. We have only one
opportunity to see God's will be done in our lives. Even though the world
calls, the world beckons, the world allures, we must stay the course. The
course is God's plan, God's will, God's call upon our lives.

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