Our
plans are not always God’s plans. He may see that it is best for us and
for His cause to refuse our very best intentions, as He did in the case
of David. But of one thing we may be assured, He will bless and use in
the advancement of His cause those who sincerely devote themselves and
all they have to His glory. If He sees it best not to grant their
desires He will counterbalance the refusal by giving them tokens of His
love and entrusting to them another service.
In
His loving care and interest for us, often He who understands us better
than we understand ourselves refuses to permit us selfishly to seek the
gratification of our own ambition. He does not permit us to pass by the
homely but sacred duties that lie next us. Often these duties afford
the very training essential to prepare us for a higher work. Often our
plans fail that God’s plans for us may succeed.
We are never called upon
to make a real sacrifice for God. Many things He asks us to yield to
Him, but in doing this we are but giving up that which hinders us in the
heavenward way. Even when called upon to surrender those things which
in themselves are good, we may be sure that God is thus working out for
us some higher good.
In
the future life the mysteries that here have annoyed and disappointed
us will be made plain. We shall see that our seemingly unanswered
prayers and disappointed hopes have been among our greatest blessings.
We
are to look upon every duty, however humble, as sacred because it is a
part of God’s service. Our daily prayer should be, “Lord, help me to do
my best. Teach me how to do better work. Give me energy and
cheerfulness. Help me to bring into my service the loving ministry of
the Saviour.
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