Rhapsody of Realities ; 3rd May 2019 Thursday
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome D.Sc., D.D ;
YOUR DIVINE DESTINY BEGINS IN CHRIST ;
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Every human being that’s born into this world has two destinies, a natural destiny and a divine destiny. Your natural destiny is based on your parentage, nationality, education, peers, environment, and everything that’s natural to this world. All of these can affect you and determine the course of your life. For example, there’re some who are rich, not by virtue of anything that they’ve done, but because of the family in which or to which they’re born. That’s natural destiny at work.
Some people suffer, not because they were responsible for the problem but because they just happened to live in a particular place. There’re certain places that are filled with crime and violence and those who live there are victims of the lawlessness. That’s natural destiny. However, there’s the divine destiny, which is based on God’s choice. Two things affect divine destiny. The first one is the choice that God makes for the sake of other men. For example, the Bible says God delivered Israel from Egypt by a prophet, and by a prophet, Israel was preserved. God chose Moses to deliver other men.
Then secondly, and more importantly, is the divine destiny that begins when Jesus becomes the Lord of your life. When you declare the Lordship of Jesus over your life, God has a right to alter the circumstances of your life to align with His perfect will. That’s when He becomes your Father and starts leading you. That’s when He sends His Holy Spirit to live in you and to guide you. You’re thus separated and distinguished from the rest of the world.
Being born again, the Lord’s mark is on you; His seal designating you a child of divine destiny; His treasured and favored possession. You’re not of this world, and therefore can’t and shouldn’t be affected by the natural courses of life; the corruption, evil, and decadence prevalent in this world of darkness. Now your journey in life is one direction only: from glory to glory; upward and forward, as you walk in His Word daily.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for the blessing of your Word, which indeed is a lamp unto my feet and a light Unto my path. Thank you for the enlightenment it has given me. I’m thus better equipped to be all you Created me to be, and fulfill my divine destiny in you, for your glory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen
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FURTHER STUDY:
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Jeremiah 1:5
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.
Ephesians 1:11
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 1:1-18 & 2 Samuel 15-17
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Mark 7:14-23 & Numbers 6
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