Our text for today is Proverbs 16: verse 9.
“A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.”
We begin by reading the best example of this verse.
“At that time Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane…Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
Jesus did not want to die on the cross. He asked the Father to let it pass. After this request, he acknowledges that His Father knows best and determines his steps. He prays, “Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
Years ago, a friend was trying to get a preaching job in Texas. He tried, but the doors kept closing. He prayed for God’s help, but nothing happened. Finally, he prayed and told God that he would go anywhere. Almost immediately, a work opened up that was a thousand miles away. He spent more than 20 years in that work and had the greatest work of his life.
In whatever you do, pray, “Yet not as I will, but Your will be done.”
Why? Because, as our proverb says, “the Lord determines our steps.” He knows best.
I’m Lonnie Davis
And these are thoughts worth thinking.