God Changes Your Plans

Scripture Reading: Matthew 16:21-28

Focus Verse: Matthew 16:22  But Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke Him for saying such things.  "Heaven forbid Lord", he said.  "This will never happen to you."

How do you handle it when God changes your plans?  I should be in Kenya right now, but I’m still at home.  There was a mechanical issue with the airplane, so my trip is delayed 24 hours.   Sometimes we don’t like it and have a hard time adjusting when God changes our plans.  In our text Peter had a hard time adjusting to a different plan.  Peter could not accept the fact that Jesus had to die on a cross.  Peter said that will never happen, and even rebuked Jesus for saying such a thing.  Peter was so concerned with the change of plan in his mind, that he didn’t even hear Jesus say that He would be raised from the dead on the third day.  So think about this, if Peter had his way, with no change of plans, then the redemption of mankind would not have happened.  I think God had a better plan of sending Jesus to the cross.  Sometimes we may never know why God changes our plans.  But He is in control and has the right to change our plans anytime.  So just be flexible, because your plans are going to change sometimes.

Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries