God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ—which is to fulfill his own good plan. And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth.

Ephesians 1:9-10

Dear God, I wonder what Paul would have to say about these verses now. Would he be surprised to know that it’s been nearly 2,000 years since he wrote these words and we are still waiting for your plan to be fulfilled? Better said, we are waiting on Paul’s perception of your plan to be fulfilled.

Part of me wants to sit and talk about whether or not Paul was right or wrong. Another part wants to sit and contemplate what your plan is. What exactly are you doing? But that’s a fool’s errand, and I am certainly in no position to form such opinions. No, I think it’s a mistake for me to try to figure out your plan. After all, what will it gain me? What will it gain the world to know your plan for the next 2,000 years? I said a long time ago that you keep me on a need-to-know basis and I very rarely need to know. Those words are as true now as ever.

What I need to focus on is worshipping you today, and being so in tune with the Holy Spirit that I can hear his voice giving me guidance at any given moment. So here is my worship to you. It’s from Daniel 2:19-23:

That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven. He said, “Praise the name of God forever and ever, for he has all wisdom and power. He controls the course of world events; he removes kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars. He reveals deep and mysterious things and knows what lies hidden in darkness, though he is surrounded by light. I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors, for you have given me wisdom and strength. You have told me what we asked of you and revealed to us what the king demanded.”

Daniel 2:19-23

Father, you gave Daniel the information you needed him to have without burdening him with information he didn’t need. Please do the same for me. Give me wise counsel for others. Give me insight into the activities that should get my attention and energy. Move through me and bring others to yourself through my life. Be glorified in me so the world might know how amazing you are. And as you choose to raise up leaders here and there, I trust that you are doing exactly what you need, not necessarily for my person good in this moment, but for our good in the long run. It’s all about you and not about me. I am yours.

In Jesus’a name I pray,

Amen