Commit your work to the Lord and then your plans will succeed.
Proverbs 16:3

I have always been impressed with how people in the Bible planned strategically as they sought to carry out the mission of God:

1. Moses appointed officials over the people of Israel and had them serve as judges.
2. David planned and provided for the building of the temple and left everything needed for Solomon to complete the task.
3. Nehemiah made careful preparation and plans for the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem in order to restore securiry and self-esteem to the people of Israel after the Babylonian captiviry.
4. As the time approached for Jesus to complete his mission, he set his face like a flint toward Jerusalem. It was as if Christ had orchestrated the events of his final days on earth in order to accomplish God's divine plan.
5. The apostle Paul developed a missionary strategy of proclaiming the gospel and establishing churches in centers of commerce from which believers could take the gospel to outlying villages.

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