CHILD OF DESTINY
Open Heavens 30 July 2016:
Saturday daily devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye – child of destiny
Memorise: And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not
prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.
Jeremiah 1:19
4 Then the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying,
5 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 nations.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God!
behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
7 But the Lord said
unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send
thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to
deliver thee, saith the Lord.
Bible in one year: Titus 1-3, Philemon 1, Psalms 22:22-31
MESSAGE
MESSAGE
According to Psalms 115:3, destiny has its
origin in the sovereignty of God. It is also the plan that God had for you
before creating you. It is what God says about your future. In other words, God
had a purpose for your life, long before you were born. Joseph was a typical
child of destiny. His brothers fought aggressively against his destiny. One
good thing about destiny is that, your destiny, being the counsel of God for
you, shall stand forever (Genesis 37:18-28). Joseph started his life
experiences with the first and second dreams which set him at variance with his
brothers and parents. The fulfilment of his destiny took him through Portiphar’s
house, the prison and eventually the palace of the Egyptians.
In the text for today, the Word
of the Lord came to Jeremiah announcing his destiny to him. Jeremiah had been
separated right from his mother’s womb to be a prophet. At times, we behave foolishly
by arguing with God on why He called us; a call that is the reason for which we
were born. More often than not, God’s plan for mankind does not appeal to the
rational man, though it is the best for us.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith
the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
Jeremiah 29:11
It is very important for us to
embrace the truth in the above scripture. When we do, we shall not be guilty of
spiritual insubordination. Jeremiah ignorantly argued:
“Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak for I am a child.”
God called Moses to go and
perform a task in Egypt but he was giving excuses of not being an eloquent
speaker. Beloved, I want you to get something settled in your mind today; God
does not call the qualified but qualifies the called so that He can take full
glory for the success of the called.
The Lord said to Jeremiah
“Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I
shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.”
Jeremiah 1:7
The Lord further encouraged him
not to be afraid of the faces of those He was sending him to. This is a lesson
for those of us who are too scared to deliver God’s message in our places of
work, school, community etc. The spirit of God will always give us something of
eternal value to tell His people. God has destined you to be unique; it is left
for you to allow Him to fulfil His purpose for your life. May the Lord fulfil
your destiny gloriously in Jesus’ name. (30 July 2016 open heavens)
Prayer Point
Father, please help me to fulfil my destiny in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye
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