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
Read: Jeremiah 1:4-8, (KJV)
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
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.”
Jeremiah 1:6
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 ckgod, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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