CHILD OF DESTINY
Memorise: Before I formed thee in the
belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified
thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nation. Jeremiah 1:5
Read: Exodus 1:15-17, Bible in one year:
1st Samuel 26-28, Mark 9:30-50
A child who fulfil destiny can never be
destroyed by the enemy. The fact that you alive today is a pointer to the fact
that you have a destiny to fulfil, and this destiny is a good one (Jeremiah
29:11). By Pharaoh’s calculations, Moses was born to die. He orchestrated a
diabolical arrangement with the midwives so that even before Moses was born,
death was already waiting for him. However, the plan of God for Moses was quite
different from Pharaoh’s plan. The good news is that God’s plan for you
supersedes that of any human entity (Lamentations 3:37). Always be conscious of
the fact that you are created for a divine purpose.
Although the children of God are a
specially selected group of people (Ephesians 1:4-5), there are serious
questions they must ask themselves and provide answers to in order to fulfil
their destiny. Such questions include: will the plan of God for my life be
fulfilled? The answer to this question is yes; that is if you are in good
standing with God, because the counsel of God shall forever stand (Psalm
33:10-11). However, every child of God must remember that they can ignorantly
upturn the plan of God for their lives as seen from the life-story of Eli the
priest (1st Samuel 2:30)
Another question a child of God must ask
if he or she would fulfil destiny is : can the plan of God for my life be
completely fulfilled? The answer to this question may be positive for some and
negative for some others. For example, God’s plan for Joshua was unfortunately
not fulfilled completely. In Joshua 1:3-4, God declared that He would help
Joshua to fully capture the whole of the Promised Land. God even spelt out its
boundaries to him. But alas, at the twilight of Joshua’s life, God said this to
him in Joshua 13:1:
“Now
Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, thou art old
and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.”
What a disappointment. For you to fully
realise God’s purpose for your life, you must make up your mind to be
completely obedient to Him in everything He commands. When you consider the
devastating effects of partial obedience on King Saul (1st Samuel
15:17-23), and the failure of King Joash of Israel who was asked to strike his
arrow on the ground severally but stopped after the third strike (2nd
Kings 13:18-19), you will learn how to obey God completely.
Prayer Point:
Father, help me to completely obey you
in all areas, so that I may fulfil Your divine purpose for my life.
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