Open Heaven 28 August 2022: [Sunday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – Fulfilling Purpose
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Open Heaven 28 August 2022 TOPIC: Fulfilling Purpose
MEMORISE: For David, after he had
served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto
his fathers, and saw corruption: Acts
13:36
READ: 1 Peter 1:18-19 (KJV)
10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 21:1-14, Jeremiah
22:1-30, Jeremiah 23:1-40, Jeremiah 24:1-10
Open Heaven 28 August 2022 MESSAGE:
Every human being on the surface of the earth was born for a purpose. I
know this because God does not do anything just for the sake of doing it; there
is always a purpose behind His actions. If He made you and put you on this
earth, then there is a purpose for your life.
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Unfortunately, however, many people don’t end up fulfilling the purpose for
which God brought them into this world. One of the reasons is that many never
even get to know their purpose in life.
Another reason is that even when some discover their purpose, they get
distracted by the devil and end up pursuing other things rather than the
purpose of God for their lives There are certain features that God built into
you your talents and gifts.
You need to discover them and then go back to God to tell you what they
were built into you to do. Joseph’s talent was to interpret dreams and
administer resources. He managed Potiphar’s resources so well that Potiphar put
all his possessions in Josephs care. He also interpreted his fellow prisoners
and Pharaohs dreams correctly.
However, his purpose was to save the world from starving to death in
famine. “but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to
save much people alive.” Genesis 50:20. When you have discovered your gifts and
asked God how those gifts should be used to fulfil your purpose, take note of
one thing which the devil uses to distract many people – selfishness.
The only way a person can fulfill his purpose in life is if he is selfless.
A tree bears its fruit for others to eat and that is how it fulfils its
purpose. Your purpose is not to amass wealth for yourself but to impact lives.
If you pay attention only to your needs, you would not fulfil purpose, but if
you pay attention to meeting the needs of others, then you would fulfil
purpose.
If you are ready to make sacrifices just so that you can impact the lives
of other people positively, then you are on the path to fulfilling purpose. The
lives you impact, the souls you win for Christ and your good works will be
recorded in heaven (Revelation 20:12) That is all that will matter when you are
gone.
Open Heaven 28 August 2022 Key Point:
Ephesians 2:10 says You are Gods workmanship, created to do good works. How
many people have you done good works for recently?
Open Heaven 28 August 2022
HYMN 2: Conquerors And Overcomes Now
Are We
1 Conquerors and overcomers now are we,
Thro’ the precious blood of Christ we’ve victory,
If the Lord be for us, we can never fail;
Nothing ‘gainst his mighty pow’r can e’er prevail.
Refrain:
Conquerors are we, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood;
God will give us victory, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood,
Thro’ the Lamb for sinners slain,
Yet who lives and reigns again,
More than conquerors are we,
More than conquerors are we.
2 In the name of Israel’s God we’ll onward press,
Overcoming sin and all unrighteousness;
Not to us, but unto him the praise shall be,
For salvation and for blood-bought victory.
3 Unto him that overcometh shall be giv’n
Here to eat of hidden manna sent from heav’n;
Over yonder he the victor’s palm shall bear,
And a robe of white, and golden crown shall wear.
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Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye,
the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Churches kleinanzeigen in
the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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