And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about my Father’s business?” [Luke 2:49 (NKJV)]

When Jesus tasted the vinegar, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and died. [John 19:30 (NCV)]

Even Jesus had to follow a plan: God’s plan. Jesus knew what he had to do, he did it, and he knew when it was completed. God has plans for us, too. Too often, however, His plans are not the plans we have in mind. Instead of asking God to bless the plan we make, let’s ask God to make our plan be the one that He blesses!

This agrees with the purpose God had since the beginning of time, and he carried out his plan through Christ Jesus our Lord [Ephesians 3:11 (NCV)]