Proverbs 19:21 ‘There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.’
DAILY READING • 1 John 5; Ezra 3-4; Psalm 92
Reverend Walter Vinson Grant was a renowned healing evangelist of the 20th century who was mightily used by God to manifest signs and wonders to his generation.
However, before he could come into such a powerful ministry, he had to make the difficult choice of placing God’s will above all else.
As a boy Grant used to follow his mother to prayer meetings but as he grew older, peer pressure negatively influenced him to become wild. He began drinking alcohol, stealing, and getting into fights. By nineteen years he had drunk so much cheap alcohol his stomach was in bad shape. One day, he knelt one and gave his heart to God. He started going to church and repented of his sins and soon became miraculously healed.
Grant went into business and prospered. He helped build several churches and Sunday Schools. But continually he felt the call of God to preach the Gospel. Though he initially struggled with the call, finally he came to the point that he was willing to give up everything to do what God was asking of him.
Thereafter he abandoned business and in 1945 he became ordained as an Assembly of God minister.
God used Reverend Walter Grant to ignite a great revival in his generation which continues to affect lives today.
At the end of his life, it became clear that God had done far more through him than he could ever have achieved for himself had he continued to pursue life on his own terms.
Indeed it pays to obey God. His plans are always better and far greater than what we could ever achieve on our own.
It is God’s plan for us as His redeemed to become pacesetters and trail blazers in the world. He has ordained us to be kings and priests to reign on the earth.
To achieve His purpose, God has lined up the circumstances that will bring us to this glorious destiny. In His plan, grace, favor, supernatural opportunities and divine connections are all lined up to help us arrive at our preordained place of glory.
However, frustration in life results if we leave God’s plan to follow our own paths. No matter how beautiful our own devices, it is only God’s plan that can stand the test of time.
Proverbs 19:21 says ‘There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.’
Indeed only that which the Lord does abides forever. And only the Lord’s doing can be marvelous in our eyes.
God’s plan for us surpasses whatever plans we may have for ourselves. As the Heavens are higher than the earth so are God’s thoughts higher than ours. But access to God’s glorious destiny for us only comes through our drawing closer to Him because no one has the capacity to execute divine plan except God Himself. As we walk in intimacy with Him, He will gradually reveal to us what we are to do per time.
Certainly, there can be no limitation to the man who solidly makes up his mind to follow God’s will. This is why we must never allow pursuit of worldly things, people or circumstances to cause us to deviate from God’s call upon our lives.
As we seek His counsel through consistent study of the Word, prayers and fellowship with the Spirit, it is only a matter of time before we fully experience the manifestation of His destiny of wonders for our lives.
PRAYER: Lord, please help me to obey you always, even when it seems difficult, may Your will, only be done in my life now and always. By Your grace I shall surely fulfill the glorious plans You have ordained for me in Jesus Name
QUOTE;
When you make God your priority, God automatically makes you priority in His own plan. – WORDBITE 222
Shalom!
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