I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. – Philippians 1:6

Children often hear the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” While it could just be a conversation filler, it may also be a profound inquiry. What if every child not only knew what they wanted to be as an adult but also what would best suit their personality and desires, and give them maximum financial and social success? That would be an amazing question to settle by age six, as every future decision would only strengthen and deepen life’s journey.

Planning for an end result is an effective psychological tool whose origin has been claimed by many, including Stoic philosophers and modern businessmen, but the idea really has its roots in God’s character. In reading the book of Genesis, by the time you reach chapter three, you have already read several Messianic revelations and discovered that God’s plan to rescue humanity was already accomplished at the dawn of humanity!

This is true for every follower of Christ. Every life event, whether wonderful or gut-wrenching, is there to guide you toward God’s specific end. “Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will” (Ephesians 1:4-5). 

Pray for decision-makers in the United States to seek God’s will for the nation’s future and depend on Him for direction. And thank Him for the end result He has designed for all nations and human history: “When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all” (1 Corinthians 15:28).