Sunday, December 08, 2024
God always has another plan
Life is full of twists and turns that makes it unpredictable and sometimes very painful. I had a business in Malaysia and Guangzhou taken away from me. God is gradually restoring me, and with products of much higher technologies than previous. I now have a clinic in KL and one in Shanghai which I am thankful to God for.
I had a relationship but it just vanished into thin air. Peoples’ hearts can change, only the Lord is steadfast and doesn’t change.
The truth is prioritize your life on Jesus and not material things or a person. People will disappoint you. God wont. Therefore set your minds on heavenly things rather than earthly things.
Esther in the Bible
We all know about the story of Queen Esther, a young Jewish woman living in the Persian diaspora who finds favour with the king, who becomes queen, and risks her life to save the Jewish people from destruction. Esther was not a choice to become queen. If Vasthi was obedient there would be no space for Esther to become queen.
In the biblical Book of Esther, Vashti appears only briefly. The first wife of King Ahasuerus, she refuses her husband’s summons to parade before his friends at a party and — after the king and his advisors hold an emergency consultation about her shocking insubordination — is banished from the king. This paves the way for the story of Esther becoming Queen.
The essence is that God always has a Plan B, and often Plan B may be better.
King David
Saul was chosen by God to be the first king of Israel. However, God rejected Saul because Saul rejected God. More specifically, Saul rejected God's word delivered by Samuel.
The Israelites wanted a king to lead them. Saul disappointed them but God had a Plan B. Because of the disappointment, God gave them a better man, David, a man after God’s heart. Even before God rejected Saul, He had been preparing David to take over from Saul.
As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore. Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbours—to one better than you. 29 He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a human being, that he should change his mind.” (1 Samuel 15:27-28) NIV.
New King James Version reads, “and the LORD has done for Himself as He spoke by me. For the LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbour, David.” God literally took the throne away from Saul and gave it to David. God said to “the one better than Saul”.
God’s Plan B
God’s hand is upon me as I know, worship and enjoy Him.
Thank you Lord for restoring my career. When men says it is over, that is when God takes over. Likewise, God will prepare a kingdom spouse better than the initial for me. Someone to do God's end-time work together; and be elevated financially, business-wise, socially and prosper together. I can’t do it alone. God says two are better than one.
Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor:
10 If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.
11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)
God always has a Plan B, and Plan B is often better to "make up" for the hurts and disappointments. That's why God ensures Plan B is always better. That is how much He loves me!
Praise God! Amen.
