Gods Plan
Jesus separated himself a lot for prayer with the father. One of the things that he gained from spending time with the father was revelation about the things were to come and strength to endure. One of the revelations that He received was about who would betray him. If you spend time in the spirit He will show you prophesy and things that are to come. God showed Jesus that Judas, one of his own disciples would betray him. Now that’s an interesting one. One of his own close disciplines, one he ministered to people with, betrayed him. So, this tells you two things, which are
- The Judas or (person that betrays you) may be closer than you think and
- They maybe in the church.
However, what is more important to note here is how Jesus reacted to Judas betraying Him. Notice that He did not get an attitude and try to put in motion a plan to stop Judas’s plan. He did not act out of his own free will and he waited for Gods plan to unfold. He trusted Gods plan. And Judas betraying Him was in God’s plan for Jesus life and the worlds redemption.
Now gets this, even though Judas betraying Jesus was apart of Gods plan, Judas was still punished in the end. In the bible in “The parable of the weeds” (Mathew 13:24-30), it discusses how the weeds will grow with the wheat. But the funny thing is that after the wheat has matured, the weeds are discarded.
So, I say all this to say how many times has bad things happened in your life and you ended up wondering; How is this apart of Gods plan? Well all things work together for the good to those who love God. That means that the good and the bad work together for the good to those who love God. That means that the person that betrayed you, cheated on you, lied to you or on you, and gossiped about you was all apart of Gods plan for your life. The weeds or your enemies in your life are used in some way to sharpen you. And when it is all over, they are discarded if they do not repent. Most times, you are there to help them grow and to know Christ. Understand that they will be dealt with accordingly.
Lastly, the we know that hard times existed in Jesus life before the crown came. The devil knew why Jesus came. The devil knew Jesus’s purpose before the people even knew. The devil knew what Jesus symbolized and the devil knew that his time would come to a close. So, he sent temptation and he had people turn against Jesus just to try and get him to quit. Sound familiar yet? Anyways, Jesus knew his purpose and He knew the enemies purpose. But he kept Gods purpose above that of the enemy. He stayed focused. In the end through all the trails He endured gained the crown of glory.