Guidance

Being predestined according to the purpose of Him who worketh all things after the counsel of His own will.   ~   Ephesians 1:11

The word translated “predestined” in this verse means “predetermined”.  God has a predetermined course for every one of us.  That course was determined before we were born.  The Lord said to Jeremiah, “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.“  (Jer. 1:5)

God knew you and I before we were born and He set an individual course for us to follow.  Now it’s up to us to seek Him to guide our lives and believe that He will do it.  We can start following His plan by being faithful where we are right now.  As we’re faithful He will begin to unfold His will for our lives.  We may not always be aware of Him working, but as we trust Him we can be confident He’ll complete His will for our lives.

There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no ties with anyone.       ~  Judges 18:28

Divine connections are those connections that are “God ordained”.  They help you get to where you need to be while you help someone else get to where they need to be.  We can’t live life as a lone ranger and expect to receive the deliverance and help that we need.  Most of the time God will use other people to help us.

I’m reminded about the man at the pool of Bethesda who was unable to walk for thirty-eight years.  Every so often an angel would trouble the waters of the pool and whoever got in first was made whole of whatever was wrong with him.  The man told Jesus that he had not been healed because he had no one to help him get into the pool when the waters were troubled by the angel.  You would have thought that in thirty-eight years he would have made a connection with someone who could help him! 

Divine connections are so important to our lives.  Be sensitive to the guidance of the Holy Spirit in your life and He will lead you to your divine connections!