Stick To The Plan

"Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them. You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you." Exodus 25:8-9

When God spoke to Noah, he had a plan. His plan was to destroy the earth and every living thing. However, he saw that Noah was a righteous man. God told Noah that he would save him and his family. So he told Noah to build an ark. This is the important part: God told Noah exactly how to build this ark; type of wood, dimensions, the whole detailed plan. 

     

When God was talking to Moses, he told him that he had a plan. He wanted to be among the people, so he wanted Moses to build an ark. It would be the Ark of the Covenant. God’s presence would dwell there. The important part once again, is that God told Moses exactly how to build it. He even told him how much stuff he would need to build it. He told him exactly what to do for each part down to the petals on the lampstand and the rings for the poles to carry the ark. 

So we see that God always has a plan and with his plan he has instructions. God did not tell Noah, “Look, I want to save you and your family, so build yourself a boat and make sure that it floats and has plenty of room in it.” He didn’t tell Moses, “I want to be among my people, so come up with some kind of thing that will be carried around.” 

I think that we mostly realize that God has a plan that he is inviting us to be a part of, however, we act as though we are the ones who have to come up with the way to carry out his plan. We use our “brains” to come up with something that will carry out what God has planned. But who can think up the things that God can? Noah and Moses listened to the Lord and heard HIS PLAN and HIS DIRECTIONS . I realize that when God reveals to us what he is about to do, we need to sit and listen to him for the directions he has for the execution of his plan. And his plan is always a good one. God also told Moses to make sure that he stuck to the plan. Sometimes God will tell us to do things that may seem weird or a little crazy. When we have spent time in prayer and allowed the Lord to reveal his directions to us, we have to stick to the plan and see where he leads.