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God’s Plan for Me, December 31
For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his
hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
Isaiah 14:27
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Each actor in history stands in his lot and place; for God’s great work after
His own plan will be carried out by men who have prepared themselves to
fill positions for good or evil. In opposition to righteousness, men become
instruments of unrighteousness. But they are not forced to take this course of
action. They need not become instruments of unrighteousness, any more than
Cain needed to....
Men of all characters, righteous and unrighteous, will stand in their several
positions in God’s plan. With the characters they have formed, they will act
their part in the fulfillment of history. In a crisis, just at the right moment, they
will stand in the places they have prepared themselves to fill. Believers and
unbelievers will fall into line as witnesses to confirm truth that they themselves
do not comprehend. All will cooperate in accomplishing the purposes of God,
just as did Annas, Caiaphas, Pilate, and Herod. In putting Christ to death, the
priests thought they were carrying out their own purposes, but unconsciously
and unintentionally they were fulfilling the purpose of God
God looks into the tiny seed that He Himself has formed, and sees wrapped
within it the beautiful flower, the shrub, or the lofty, wide-spreading tree. So
does He see the possibilities in every human being. We are here for a purpose.
God has given us His plan for our life, and He desires us to reach the highest
standard of development....
He desires the youth to cultivate every power of their being, and to bring
every faculty into active exercise.... Let them look to Christ as the pattern after
which they are to be fashioned. The holy ambition that He revealed in His life
they are to cherish—an ambition to make the world better for their having lived
in it. This is the work to which they are called
You want now to ... so relate yourself to society and to life that you may
answer the purpose of God in your creation
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The Review and Herald, June 12, 1900
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The Ministry of Healing, 397, 398
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Messages to Young People, 36
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