PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE

After the pastor speak on this subject, "Why I believe in Jesus," one man boy, dressed well, had visited him in his study and said to him in surprise, "Your speech tonight was marked in your Bible. Tell me, whether he had ever lived on earth, history does not say why the information whatsoever on it?

"That's a good question," the pastor said he turned and took several books and put them down. "But, in fact, history tells the story of Jesus Christ."

"That I'd like to see for myself," the young man replied. "Well here is Letter 97 of Book 10 of the letters (Pliny) Small, Ambassador of Roma in the country of Bithynia, a province of Asia Minor old. Plinio wrote to the king of the Roman Empire Trajan (Trajan), telling the story of events in his province. Look, here he is asking counsel on how he should handle a new sect, the Christians. he tells of their rapid growth and of how they sang hymns to God composed to their leader, Christ. Pliny sent his letter close to the year 110 AD the letter by Pliny offers historical evidence of the man, Christ, and on the spread of his faith in the days of the apostles. "

Impressed, the young man said, "Tell me more!"

Shepherd grew kukipekua another book, he added, "Another historian, who lived during the same one and Pliny, was Tacitus. In his years allocated (Anals) Book 15, chapter 44, tells the story of violence he had Nero and the persecution of Christians at Rome was burned. Tacitus explains that the term "Christian" comes from the name 'Christ.' He mentions that Jesus Christ, the founder of the Christian religion, had been killed by Pontius Pilate, Procurator of Judea, during the reign of Emperor Tiberius. All these details Tacitus gives us match exactly the events, names and places mentioned in the Bible. "
"Pastor, I never knew things like that were in the world's history." the visitor exclaimed.

The minister added, saying, "I want you to notice that about the year 180 B.K. Celsus wrote a book attacking Christians, indicating that Christianity by that time had become a force to reckon with.
"If you still have doubts, remember that the four books of the Gospel is just as much history as these secular books."

The young man saw that both history, ie, the sacred and the secular, agree that Jesus ever lived on earth as a man, he went away he believed that Jesus was a real historical person.

1. Christ Was Ever Since

Jesus was not just a good man, he was God. Do what is alleged he gave Jesus about His divinity?
"If you really knew me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him .... Whoever has seen me has seen the Father" - John 14: 7-9.

If you want to know the answer to these questions, "Who is God? Anafananaje?" you should only look at Jesus, who proclaimed, saying, "I and the Father are one (John 10:30.)

Father and son have been saving with him since forever (Hebrews 1: 8.) Haukuwako at any time where Christ can be united with his father. Her father gives her love and care for each person the same as he had demonstrated in the past his human life on earth.

2. Christ, Cell Cha History and Prophecy

Since the story of the life of Christ is the fulfillment of prophecy, the story of his life was written before he was born prophecies of the Old Testament shows clearly what is understood to summarize his life, his death and resurrection beforehand. The New Testament is the story of his life described as its fulfillment. They lived a hundred years from five to one thousand and five hundred before the birth of Christ, the prophets of the Old Testament who gave predictions consuming only about the life of the Messiah, and since the very beginning of his work on earth,
People poyalinganisha his life and prophecies of the Old Testament were reached
What conclusion?
"We have seen the life he had written in the Law and about whom the prophets also wrote them down Nazareth Jesus son of Joseph" _ (John 1:45).

Our Savior instructed people to fulfilled prophecy to prove that he is:
"And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded all what was said in all the Scriptures [Old Testament] about himself" - (Luke 24: 25-27).

Fulfilled prophecies give convincing evidence that Jesus is the promised Messiah.

3. Life of Christ the Fulfillment of Prophecy

Let's look at a few of these passages that prophecy from the Old Testament - and its fulfillment in the New Testament record.

His Place of Birth
Old Testament Prophecy: "But you, BETHLEHEM Ephratah, .... from you shall come forth for me one who will be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting" (Micah 5: 2).
Fulfillment in the New Testament:
"Jesus was born in BETHLEHEM of Judea" - (Matthew 2: 1).

His Virgin Birth
Old Testament Prophecy: "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and shall call his name Immanuel [God with us]." - Isaiah 7:14.
Fulfillment in the New Testament:
"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because PREGNANCY IN HER IS FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT. He shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus [the LORD saves]" - (Matthew 1: 20-23).

His clan from the tribe of Judah ... until he comes to whom it "- (Genesis 49:10).
Fulfillment in the New Testament:
"For it is clear that OUR LORD DESCENDED FROM JUDAS" - (Hebrews 7:14).

His Rejection
Old Testament Prophecy:
"He was despised and rejected of men" - (Isaiah 53: 3).
Fulfillment in the New Testament:
"He came to that which was his own, but HIS HAWAKUMPOKEA" - (John 1:11).

Betrayed Him and His Traitor wage Aliolipwa
Old Testament Prophecy:
"MY CLOSE FRIEND, whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has niinulia his heel" - (Psalm 41: 9).
"And I said," If it seems right, give me my wages; if not, forbear. So they paid me THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER "- (Zechariah 11:12).
Fulfillment in the New Testament:
"Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot - went to the chief priests and asked,` What will ye give me if I betray you? And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver "- (Matthew 26: 14,15).

His death on the Cross
Old Testament Prophecy:
"WAMENIZUA HANDS and my feet" - (Psalm 22:16).
Fulfillment in the New Testament:
"When they came to the place called the Skull, there THEY CRUCIFIED" - (Luke 23:33. See also John 20:25).

From His Grave
Old Testament Prophecy:
"For we relinquish my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption" - Psalm 16:10.
Fulfillment in the New Testament:
"He himself foresaw, spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that HE WAS NOT ABANDONED TO THE GRAVE, nor did his flesh see destruction. God has raised this Jesus, and I sis are all witnesses" - (Acts 2: 31,32).
Proof that you have the power to show that he did not fulfill the prediction little. Scripture concerning his life really was written before him for the way transcends human power. True, Jesus is the Son of God.

After looking at the evidence, we need to make our decision through prayer about who would be Lord in our lives. If you have not already done so, will you! you place your life in Jesus' hands?

4. Life planned by God

Jesus lived a God-planned life, which outlined hundreds of years before his birth. Always conscious of this fact, He remained sensitive to God's providence. Christ said:
"I do nothing of myself, but speak just what the Father has taught me ... because I always do what pleases" - (John 8: 28,29).

God planned the human life of Jesus before His birth, and God has a plan for every human being. He knows how each of us can fulfill our deepest need and gain the abundant life.

Ray always was not quite sure whether he wanted to follow God's plan. But faced with a big decision about where he should go to study in college, then, for the first time in his life, he decided to seek God's guidance in the matter. He prayed for several days and tried to listen for some answer. After some time passed he seemed to get very clear reasons why he should choose a college B: University less expensive, but huge and that is kiendeshwi with someone special. Once you start reading when he became acquainted with some wonderful Christians who were joined by some members Crusade for Christ in the area of ​​what the university. All experience he had with them during the next two years radically changed his life completely.

Ray looks at the back today, observes that each time when he was faced with a big decision to seek the guidance of God, "God revealed the new field of my life."

How can you know God's plan for your life? God guides in several ways:

1. The Bible
According to the Psalmist, is What book is what is driving our lives?
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" - (Psalm 119: 105).
Word of God renew our hearts and give us knowledge (Romans 12: 2, Psalm 199: 99). At specially designated to study the Scriptures and praying is better than all the things refresher priority.

2. In the providence of God to Blame for Human Affairs
God also guides us by divinely-directed circumstances himself. Psalm 23 shows him as the good shepherd. shepherd
He leads his sheep through lush valleys and very
through rocky ravines. He has the ability to help those he gave his orders to benefit and learn from each limited to those who in their lives. We have a pastor who accompanied us to sit close beside us.

3. Communication from God directly to the Heart
God also guides us by speaking to us through our conscience. His Spirit can put the light "eyes of your heart" (Ephesians

1:18). The more we practice communicating with God, the more he can lead us. He molds both our inner impressions and our reasoning and judgment so we can see clearly the next step we need to take.

Inspiration 5. That We Must (harmony)?

Well, you may think that you are living a life led by God only when you follow your attitudes and feelings with (Proverbs 16:25). Our feelings must harmonize with the teachings of the Bible. Is not safe to conclude that God is leading us unless all three providential harmony.

Take Jake, for example. He had a lovely wife and two children, but had an affair with another woman. He told his friends: "I've prayed about it, and I know that this is the will of God."

Jake's emotions and "inner impressions" clearly sent him in the wrong path down. He thought that those were "divinely inspired" yaliyompelekea meet the other woman, and did not turn back to look at the biblical commandment against adultery. And the Bible, which is "the law and the testimony," is the authoritative handbook, the last judge who decided the way to go in our performance (Isaiah 8:20). Never allow any comments or anything seems clear that it is God's providence leading us away from the principles of the Bible.

6. commitment to God's Plan

Satan came to tempt Jesus in the wilderness, gave this advice, "If you apart from your commitment victim kunakokuletea pain
edge, where your father has to assign you, I will give this whole world should be in your hands - with a reputation, property, and lives happily ever after. "Satan quoted that Scripture in his bid to make Jesus astray. But every time he fought him off with the words, "It is written" (Matthew 4: 1-11).

One powerful lesson we can learn from the life of Jesus is submission to the will of His Father. Even amid the terrible agony of Gethsemane, he cried, said, "My Father, if possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as thou wilt" (Matthew 26:39). After three years of his career, living day by day according to the plan of the Father, Christ's dying words were: "It is finished" (John 19:30). Jesus was saying these particular words, "God has planned for my life is now complete and fulfilled."

When you start to hear the voice of God speaking to you according to His Word, through what yakupatayo guided by God, and through the direct attention, you can learn to accept his providence it with all your heart. You too can discover the joy of life organized and guided by God.