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Is There More?

January 2, 2017 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given December 30, 2016

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11)

The Bible says that God knew you before you were even conceived, (Jeremiah 1:5), and the verse above says He has plans for you. As we look forward to 2017, some questions arise in my mind:

Does God have more than one plan?
When His plans are completed, is that all?
Even when we’re old, does He have more for us to do?

As I’ve asked God these questions, He has shown me that, yes, there is more than one plan. When we complete a God plan, God doesn’t just say, “OK, you’ve completed your assignment, see you later.” No, He wants to take us to the next assignment or the next level. And even after we’ve completed several assignments and we’re in the final years of our lives, He still has things for us to do. Is there more? Yes!

I will also mention, if you’re like me, you’ve messed up on some of God’s plans or gone off on your own with your OWN plan and had to go back for more training when that didn’t work out. Can you relate? God knew that and is very willing to work with you to complete His plans for you and those around you.

So, as we look to the New Year and you’re creating your “New Year’s Resolutions” for 2017, be sure to ask God what He has planned for you this year. In fact, do that first. (See Matthew 6:33, Seek ye first.)

“Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.” (Psalm 139:16)

“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. The Lord has made everything for its purpose,” (Proverbs 16:3)

There IS more! Have a happy, blessed, successful, fruitful, and victorious New Year!

What’s Your Dream?

February 21, 2016 by Bill 3 Comments

Given February 20, 2016

Do you even have dreams for your life? Do you think you’re too old to dream or too young to think about that? Well, God has dreams for you: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11). I’m not talking about New Year’s resolutions, but dreams, plans, and goals for your life. We tend to have a very limited view of ourselves, our talents and abilities which hinders our dreams AND hinders what God wants to do through us. “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us.” (Ephesians 3:20). What’s your dream?

I challenge each of you to do this: Sit down with a notebook in a quiet place and begin to pray; imagine God is there with you, (He is), and just have a conversation. Think about what you’d like to accomplish in your life in the next year, 5 years, 10 years or by the time you’re 90. Ask God what He thinks about it and if He has any ideas. Listen. As you do this, begin to write down your dreams. “And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets,” (Habakkuk 2:2). And don’t think anything is an impossible dream; write it down. “For with God nothing shall be impossible.” (Luke 1:37). Keep in mind that God’s dreams for you will involve advancing His Kingdom but you will be greatly blessed as well.

Keep this list handy and look at it often, check things off as they come to pass and add to the list as needed. And most importantly, pray prayer circles around your dreams every day. Don’t give up! It may take years of praying to see a dream come to pass. “Drawing prayer circles around our dreams isn’t just a mechanism whereby we accomplish great things for God. It’s a mechanism whereby God accomplishes great things in us.” Pastor Mark Batterson from his book The Circle Maker. What’s your dream?

Broken

January 3, 2016 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given January 1, 2016

As we begin this new year, I feel the need to clarify the above statement for my new viewers. I begin each blog post with the word “Given” and a date. This blog came about from inspirations I received while praying, listening to preaching or just noticing the landscape mostly while I was driving, hence the name of the blog, “Revelations From the Road”. I was receiving so many of these revelations that I felt the need to share them with others and, being an educational technology instructor, I decided blogging was the way to go. So in 2005, I began posting to this blog in the hopes that the things God was showing me would be beneficial to others. The date is the day God spoke to me and I wrote the idea down or made a voice recording if I was driving. My prayer is that these revelations will encourage, inspire, and educate my readers in the things of God. May God richly bless you as you seek Him first, (Matthew 6:33).

“The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18).

While listening to a podcast recently, I heard a phrase that inspired a vision in my mind. The phrase was, “Are you falling apart or falling into place?” I know some of you have gone through or are going through a hard time and feel like your life is falling apart or you know someone like this. Picture this in your mind if you will:

You see your life above, being broken apart and the pieces falling down toward a square wooden block. In the center of the block is an indented pattern that has been prepared by God. As the pieces fall, some hit the block and bounce off; they are the pieces of your life that do not fit into God’s plan. Don’t worry about them, some of them you like and want to keep but they don’t fit, let them go! But as you watch, some pieces, one by one, fall into their place in the pattern. Eventually, all the broken pieces have fallen, many bouncing off into nothingness but others, the chosen ones, fall right into place. The finished product is a masterpiece!

Friends, God has a plan for each one of us, (see Jeremiah 29:11, look it up now), and He may allow us to be broken sometimes so He can put us back together according to the pattern He envisioned for us even before we were born. If this is you today, thank God for caring enough about you to want to rebuild you. Ask Him to do that so He will say, as He did at creation, “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. (Genesis 1:31).

And why does He want to rebuild you? “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” (Ephesians 2:10, NLT). Now, go and do good. Be blessed!

Why Do We Have Christmas – Part 3

December 23, 2015 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given December 20, 2015

While in Bethlehem for the census, Mary gave birth to Jesus in the stable where they had to spend the night. She wrapped Jesus in long cloths and placed him in a manger on the hay that was there for the animals to eat.

Out in the fields, an angel appeared to the shepherds who were watching their sheep that night. The angel said that the Savior had been born down in Bethlehem. Suddenly a bunch of other angels appeared and began singing praises to God. What a sight and sound that must have been! Then all the angels left and the shepherds decided to travel to Bethlehem and see the Christ-child.

There they found Mary, Joseph and the baby in the stable. After their visit, they began to tell everybody about this amazing child and everything the angel had said about him. It must have been hard for Mary to understand, that the baby in her arms was the Savior of the world but she kept quiet about it and just thought about it.

After Jesus’ birth, Herod was king of Judea. At this time wise men (Magi) from the east saw a star, they came in search, knowing the star signified the birth of the king of the Jews. The wise men came to the Jewish rulers in Jerusalem and asked where the Christ was to be born. The rulers explained, “In Bethlehem in Judea,” referring to Micah 5:2. Herod secretly met with the Magi and asked them to report back after they had found the child. Herod told the Magi that he too wanted to go and worship the baby. But secretly Herod was plotting to kill the child. He didn’t want another king around.

So the wise men continued to follow the star in search of the new born king and found Jesus with his mother in Bethlehem. (Most likely Jesus was already two years of age by this time.) They bowed and worshiped him, offering gifts of gold, incense, and myrrh. When they left, they did not return to Herod. They had been warned in a dream of his plot to kill Jesus so they went home a different way. So, God’s plan to save the world was set into motion and that’s why we have Christmas.

Why Do We Have Christmas? – Part 2

December 19, 2015 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given December 13, 2015

God’s plan to save the world involved a young woman named Mary who was engaged to a carpenter named Joseph. Over 2000 years ago, God sent his angel Gabriel to Mary with a message. “Mary, God really likes you and wants you help Him with something.” “Soon, you’re going to have a baby and that baby is going to be God’s son. God wants you to name him Jesus.” “He’s going to grow up and save the world.” “God wants you and Joseph to be Jesus’ parents.” Well, this was all pretty strange to Mary and she was afraid but she said, “OK, let it be how God wants it.”

Joseph was worried when he found out Mary was going to have a baby and thought about putting off the wedding. But an angel came to him in a dream and told him what was going on. He said it was all part of God’s plan and they were to name the baby Jesus which means “Saviour”. So when Joseph woke up he continued with the wedding plans.

Mary and Joseph lived in part of the Roman Empire and the Emperor Augustus wanted to get a count of all the people there to make sure they paid their taxes. So he had all the people to go to the town where their families came from and register there. Mary and Joseph had to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem, about 70 miles, to be counted. Joseph walked and Mary got to ride their donkey because she was pregnant. When they got to Bethlehem, all the hotels were full and they couldn’t find a place to stay. But a nice inn keeper told them they could stay the night in his barn where he kept his animals. It wasn’t the best accommodations but they could be inside and stay warm. And it was a good thing because something that would change the world would happen that night.

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