Memorise: And he shall bring forth a son, and thou shall call his name
JESUS for he shall save his people from their sins. Matthew
1:21
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. (KJV)
Before the earthly existence of Jesus Christ in the New Testament, His
destiny had been foretold. Do you also believe that according to the Word of
God, before you were formed in your mother’s belly, the Lord knew you? Do you
really believe that before your physical existence on the face of the earth,
the Lord had ordained you for His purpose? If you believe this, then I
congratulate you. With this assurance, you can be confident of the fact that
you are not an ordinary person; you are a child of destiny. God has a plan for
you and it is a good plan. The most important thing you need to do is to find
out what you must do to secure this glorious destiny in Christ Jesus. I have
illustrated this several times through the story of two friends who decided to
seek the help of an oracle to know what lay in the future for them. As for the
first one, after due consultation with the oracle, he was assured that he would
be a future monarch who would rule over a kingdom. His friend however was told
that he would die a servant.
Upon returning from the oracle, the one who had been told he would become
a king decided to remain passive and crossed his legs, waiting for the day of
his coronation. The one who had been destined to be a servant encouraged
himself by saying “at least I can be useful to myself”. He went deep into the
bush, far out of the town and began to farm on a large piece of land there.
After several years, there was a heavy famine in the land. When the people
discovered that there was someone somewhere in the wilderness who had a large
farm to feed the entire community, they decided to make him their king as long
as their feeding was guaranteed. The other man who was day dreaming and waiting
for his coronation eventually became his servant. Even the wisest king ever
said, “There is an evil which I have seen upon the earth. I have seen princes
walking and servants riding upon horses.”
There is a part you have to play if you must arrive at the plan of God
for your life. Moses, as a child of destiny, was destined to be a deliverer for
the children of Israel
The Christian life is that of continuous warfare. We are at war against
Satan and he is trying all he can to take us down. You must resist him and not
faint in your spirit. We must ask for wisdom from God so that we can put the
devil where he belongs (under our feet). Be prayerful and continue to dwell on
the Word of God at all times.
Key Point: Every child of destiny runs away from all appearances of evil.
Bible in one year: 2nd Chronicle 18:1-20:23, Ecclesiastes
2:1-8
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