"But that day belongs to the Lord"

In Jerimiah 46, Egypt is told to go ahead and prepare for battle and in verse 9 it says "Charge...Drive furiously...March on...". What a call to action! It's fierce, it's almost inspiring, and I can sort of hear a modern day coach yelling at his players to finish the game giving 110%. But, verse 10 brings us back to reality. You see, the day (THAT day) was set by God to be the fall of Egypt. Too often we go through life wondering what wrong and why things aren't going our way. The answer is this: if your goals and plans do not match God's then there will be problems. As I read this it wasn't that I was filled with fear but verse 9 just stuck in my head about the importance of making sure that my plans and behavior are in line with God's. Really I see it as an encouragement to start each day reminding myself to remember "But that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty".