God Has a Plan; and You Are Part of It.

Hi everyone, was studying the book of Judges and thought to share this with you.  Be blessed as you read. 

Judges Chapter 1

Jdg 1:1  Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

When there seems to be no direction or strategy to possess your possession, ask God.  Just like the Israelites did after Joshua died.  The Israelites were used to having direction, plan or strategy for warfare.  But suddenly, the one who hears and passes the information to them was no more. They had to go to God for themselves. 

• Learn to seek God for yourself. 
• God always has a plan. 
• Be conscious of the fact that you are part of the plan.   (Psalm 149: 7). 
• When you ask God for HIs plan, will or mind, He answers. 

Jer 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

God's strategy for the warfare (especially when you don’t know what to do) is Praise.  

Jdg 1:2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

Judah means praise.

But not just aimless praise.  But praise with an ability to hear God intelligently with an implication to obey.  (Simeon means hearing or to hear intelligently).

Jdg 1:3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

HOW DO I HEAR INTELLIGENTLY?  Obey What You Hear. 

Matt 7:24 - 26. 

''Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:

 

This means that

When you are praising, you have to keep listening to hear what God will say or is saying

Even when you are in the centre of the will of God, you still need to keep listening.  God does not always reveal the entire plan to you; you only see part of the picture.  Like Apostle Paul said 'we know in part'.  (I Cor 13:9). 

SO KEEP LISTENING. 

God gives us victory when we follow His plan. 

Jdg 1:4  And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men

Jdg 1:5  And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

Jdg 1:6  But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

Jdg 1:7  And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

Following God's plan renders the enemy useless.  Adonibezek' thumb and great toes were cut off so that he might never be able to draw his bow or handle his sword, and great toes, that he might never be able to pursue or escape from an adversary. 

We are part of His plan to bring his Kingdom on earth.  It is payback time.  God is avenging His people, but we all need to know the plan and follow it.  God has a plan, and we are part of it.