Man’s Devices Versus Jehovah’s Counsel
This devotional article by John Marcus expounds Proverbs 19:21 to contrast human uncertainty and plans with God's sovereign, unchangeable counsel and control over history. The author encourages readers to find comfort in God's absolute sovereignty over the coming year and all future events, regardless of the many schemes and devices people devise in their hearts.
There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. Proverbs 19:21 As another year dawns upon us, many devices will be found within our hearts. Solomon, of course, is not talking about devices of the medical kind, but of the scheming kind. People devise many schemes. Some of them seem almost certain to materialize, while others will almost certainly not do so. Who can tell what will become of our plans? Although the plans of men are uncertain, this...
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