Jan 14, 2018 | by Jonathan Waller | series: The Gospel John
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“The Divine Timetable”
John 7:1-9
- Introduction: Have you ever experienced a time when your plans don’t line up with God’s plans?
- God has a plan
- We can’t change it
- How can we make sure we are never disappointed again?
- This world tells us to go after what we want
- This is evidenced in scripture with Jesus’ brothers
- When we act impulsively (according to our timetable), we almost always regret it
- How can we know when the timing is right?
- Jesus didn’t ask, “What do I want?”, but, “Father, what do you want?”
- Jesus lived on a different time table than his brothers
- God brought Jesus into the world at the perfect time
- Because Jesus was focused on God’s watch, he was able to follow the direction of the Holy Spirit
- God will show us his plan when we abandon ours
- We must learn to say “Not my will, but thy will be done.”
- The smaller times of sacrifice lead to the big ones
- Jesus didn’t serve two masters
- God’s timing is always perfect because his plan is perfect
- It’s difficult for us to trust him because we think we know what good is
- God doesn’t want us to have what is good or better, but what is best
- The only things we have that are truly good are “of God”