The perfect plan

We all make plans in life, since they are strategies that we must use to carry out what we want, but, the point is that these plans often fail and we have to resort to making others, and so the human being goes through, making plans until you reach a perfect plan.

This reveals a truth about our human limitations: no matter how intelligent or prepared we believe we are, our knowledge is finite and our strength is fragile. Many times we invest time, effort and resources into something that later we must abandon because it was not the right path. This constant cycle of trying, correcting, and trying again makes us aware that we do not have full control, and this should lead us to reflect on the great difference between our imperfect planning and the perfect will of God.

However, God is not the same as us, when God has a plan it is because it works. God’s plans always go well, God does not need to make several plans to know which of them can do it, because God’s plans are perfect.

The perfection of God’s plans is rooted in His eternal nature. He sees tomorrow as clearly as yesterday, and nothing takes Him by surprise. What to us seems like a delay, an obstacle, or an unexpected turn, is part of a divine purpose that He already contemplated. This should give us deep peace, because we can rest knowing that the One who guides us does not improvise nor makes mistakes. His purposes stand firm, even when we do not fully understand them.

We all know the story of man in the garden of Eden, as Adam sinned and this brought with him all humanity, of course, in this situation it would be good to ask: What would be your plan to return the communion between God and man? Well, maybe we as men would take millions of years designing a plan for it and even then we would fail again and again, however, I reiterate again, God’s plans are perfect and in advance there was already a plan designed for us and we give glory to God for that.

The fall of man was not a surprise to God, and even before Adam took that step of disobedience, the Lord already had prepared a plan of redemption. This shows us that God does not depend on human success to fulfill His purposes. While we would probably attempt countless strategies and still fail, God conceived a perfect, eternal solution: the restoration of communion through His Son.

Throughout the Old Testament we find that man lived making sacrifices to God for the forgiveness of sins. But, these sacrifices were not enough to satisfy divine justice, they were simply not perfect and a sacrifice was required that would end once and for all with sin, of course, God had that plan prepared.

These ancient rituals served as a shadow, a prophetic symbol pointing toward something greater. They reminded the people of their constant need for forgiveness and of their inability to reach God by their own merit. Each sacrifice anticipated the coming of the true Lamb, the One who would not only cover sin but remove it entirely. This demonstrates how God unfolded His plan throughout history, guiding humanity toward the perfect fulfillment that would come in Christ.

The Bible says:

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16

In this verse the plan of redemption for humanity is summarized, that God loved us in such an unequaled way that He gave to the most valuable thing that He could have as a sacrifice for our sins. His love broke all barriers, looked at our condition as sinners, knowing that we would never reach Him, and sent His Son to die on a cross to satisfy His justice.

This act of love is the heart of the Christian message. It teaches us that salvation is not the result of human effort but of divine mercy. While we make imperfect plans trying to fix our own lives, God executed the perfect and definitive plan to give us eternal life. Understanding this should move us to gratitude, obedience, and a deeper trust in His guidance.

Thank God for that wonderful plan to save us, since we could not do it for ourselves.