Recently we had a sermon at Real Life about God’s plans. I’ve been thinking about that since Monday night. See God is not confined by time like we humans are. Before creation he has seen it all. From Genesis to Revelation if you study the Bible, God has had plans for the world and he has accomplished them. Whether it is prophecy from the past or for the future he has plans and he fulfills them regardless of what humankind does. See I want to start you off with something simple here. Psalm 102:18 “Let this be recorded for future generations, so that a people not yet born will praise the Lord.” Simple statement that God’s Word will be passed down so those in the future can praise him. Pastor Micah showed us in Micah 5:2 that 700 years before it happened Jesus birth was predicted. “But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf.” See in Matthew 1:23 it references Isaiah. “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call his name Immanuel, which means God is with us.” So one of you may ask what does all this mean. Jesus Christ is not still a baby. You are going to hear people say thank you baby Jesus. He’s not a baby anymore! God had a plan that stretched through time and without Christmas you can’t have Easter. Jesus was on a rescue mission that started when sin entered the garden through Adam and Eve. For the Christian we have Immanuel or God with Us in our hearts. That means we have a God who is not confined by time who has already seen our best and worst day and he has already overcome it all. When we sing hymns like Victory in Jesus we already have that through the work on the cross. Even as far back as Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” God has hope and a future for you. Been thinking a lot about this non linear thing and it changes a bit the way you pray and trust God with a problem because he’s already been ahead and seen the end. To you at the moment it may seem like a giant and you’re praying for a way to resolve it and he already has but he wants your focus on him. If you go through it or around it that’s not the end goal; drawing closer to God is the end goal. God wants your heart. That’s the plan. It’s always been the plan. If you follow the people of Israel out of Egypt, God wanted a special people set apart for him.
Hark the herald angels sing by Chris Tomlin this is the gospel in a Christmas Carol pay attention to the lyrics
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