God has a plan for us, and He invites us to participate in His plan. His plan is that all of us are to be with Him, and to further strengthen His plan, God even sent Jesus to the world to die on the cross for us and to save us from our sins. But it is interesting and tragic to note that there are people in this world who do not want to be a part of God's plan. Would you want to be part of God's plan, or would you prefer to stay out of it and do your own thing?
In today's Gospel, we come across some people who chose to stick to God's plan, while others chose to reject it. The Gospel tells us: "All the people who heard him, and the tax collectors too, acknowledged God's plan by accepting baptism from John; but by refusing baptism from him the Pharisees and the lawyers had thwarted what God had in mind for them." God did not abandon the Pharisees and the lawyers, and invited them to play according to His plan, but they chose to do things their own way, thinking adamantly that their way was a better way compared to God's plan. It is ironic that the tax collectors, who many hated or disliked, were among the ones who recognised that God's plan was the way to go, whereas the Pharisees and lawyers who were supposed to be good people turned out to be going against God's plan.
Today, may we truly recognise God's plan and seize the opportunity to follow it. God does not force us to be a part of His plan, but we know from history that God's ways are far better than human ways. It is a question of whether we trust in Him and are humble and willing to let Him be our help, providence and guide.
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