I Chronicles 17: 1-3
1 After David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”
2 Nathan replied to David, “Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you.”
3 But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying:
King David had good intentions, after He was settled in his palace of Cedar, he saw the Ark of the Covenant still under a Tent! He sought out Nathan the prophet in expression of his pressing concern, and Nathan advised him according to his insight without details of God’s revealed will, and said, Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you “
The will of man is met with good intentions apart from God’s plan and purposes; and with such good intentions, we seek to pursue our will and plans over God’s Will. This one fact remains God will establish His purposes and plans over man's, even King Solomon after the days of his father, David, spoke these words, Proverbs 16:1-4 1 To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the reply of the tongue. 2 All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD.
3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. 4 The LORD works out everything for his own ends— even the wicked for a day of disaster" And again he says, regarding how we are naturally prone to plan our course, yet behind all the planning the Lord determines our steps: 9 In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. Solomon also, explains that our ways, may seem right in our own eyes, but misguided apart from the counsel of God's word and direction it leads to death: 25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. And finally, even to the drawing of lots to determine a deceision, even in the details of casting lots, the outcome of such an activity is the Lord's Sovereign ordained outcome and purpose: 33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
After the expression of man’s will, God does speak His word, to thwart that will of man met with good intentions; that His Kingdom come, His will be done over the will of man.
The work of building God’s Church is the Work of God Himself, in the Person of His Son, we are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works that we should walk in them and this is what God prepared in advance for us to walk in, His purposes ordained for me, indeed tried and true:
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
The field needs harvesting, it is God’s field and it is God’s purpose and plans that will be revealed in His timing. We may not like the turn of events in the present and would seek to have good intentions to try and change the turn of events, but in the End, it is God’s Sovereign will and Plans that prevails and thwarts the good intentions of Man. On the other hand, though a person may try and thwart God's Sovereign will and plan, he can never thwart God's plan and purposes they will always remain, only to thwart the plans of man.
Just as the Lord established His covenant in general Revelation, to establish the Sun to rule by day, and the moon and the stars to rule by night, just as God established the seasons to run its faithful course every year; neither can man, no matter what technology or resources or power, or efforts can never thwart or nullify His covenant with the Sun, stars, moon and seasons. Man can never prevent his established covenants.
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