FULFILLING GOD’S PURPOSE II
Memorise:
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden
Read:
Genesis 1:26-28, 26 And God said, Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,
and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and
over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said
unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it:
and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and
over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Bible in
one year: Mark 10:46-12:40, Job 20:1-19
MESSAGE!!!
At the
beginning of creation and before the fall of man in Genesis chapter three, the
instruction given to humanity can be safely classified into three categories.
Category one is to cultivate the land and to keep it. The words “subdue”, “have
dominion”, and “rule” are all pointers to what is required to effectively keep
the land as steward-kings of God’s creation. Category two is the institution of
law with the purpose of teaching people to live under authority. The third
category is the institution of marriage to expose people to the principle of
love and teach people to live for someone other than themselves. From that very
beginning, God made it very clear that He is not abandoning us to ourselves to
figure things out all alone. He wants us to use everything we have to serve Him
and humanity, therefore manual labour or service at this level was not the
result of the fall, rather it was part of God’s original purpose for humanity.
The truth is evident in Genesis 2:15-18, which says:
“And the
Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to
keep it. And the Lord commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden
thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou
shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou shalt not eat of it: for in the
day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. And the Lord God said, it
is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for
him.”
The
starting point of fulfilling God’s purpose for anyone therefore, is to be
productive. Since we are discussing the very first set of instructions to
humanity, obedience to God must necessarily start from here. A true believer is
to provide for his near relatives and his immediate family at the same time. It
is not by choice; failure to provide for one’s family is equal to denial of the
faith as stated in 1st Timothy 5:8:
“But
if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he
hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
This is the
major reason why believers must be busy doing something worthwhile in life. If
a Christian is unable to care for his family, such a person will be unable to
love and care for others. The Bible says that such people are worse than
infidels. Now it is possible to be in such a state temporarily due to several
reasons, but it must not be accepted as permanent status. A faithful Christian
will soon find favour with God and man that will pull him or her out of such
despicable situation. I therefore prophecy into the life of anyone in such a
situation reading this devotional today, the Great Provider will transfer you
from poverty to abundance today in Jesus’ name. For those that are looking unto
God for profitable ventures, receive it now in the name of Jesus. From this
day, you will begin to fulfil God’s purpose for your life in the mighty name of
Jesus.
Prayer
Point
Father,
please help me to fulfil my purpose in Jesus’ name.
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