OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL..

DATE: SATURDAY 30TH JULY 2016

THEME: 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

1:4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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.

1:6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

1:7 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.

1:8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

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 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 us 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 t tell His people. God has destined you to be unique; it is left for you to allow Him to fulfill His purpose for your life. May the Lord fulfil your destiny gloriously in Jesus' name.

Prayer Point :

Father, please help me to fulfil my destiny in Jesus' name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Titus 1-3
Philemon 1
Psalms 22:22-31

AUTHOR : PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 8: GOD GIVE US CHRISTIAN HOMES

God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the Bible is loved and taught,
Homes where the Master's will is sought,
Homes crowned with beauty
Thy love hath wrought;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!

God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the father is true and strong,
Homes that are free from blight of wrong,
Homes that are joyous with love and song;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!

God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the mother, in caring quest,
Strives to show others Thy way is best,
Homes where the Lord is an honored guest;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!

God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the children are led to know
Christ in His beauty who loves them so,
Homes where the altar fire burn and glow;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!

Prayer Point :

Father, please help me to fulfil my destiny in Jesus' name.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: ( Saturday, July 30th, 2016) - CHILD OF DESTINY 

1.Thank you Father for creating me with a high purpose in mind.

2.Father, in anyway, l have fallen short of your glory, have mercy and forgive me.

3.Father, let every sin of spiritual insubordination that l have committed by arguing or refusing to obey your call be blotted out by the blood of Jesus.

4.Father, let every battle being waged against my life and destiny, by the enemies, be rendered null and void.

5.Father, let every self imposed limitation on any area of my life, through doubts and unbelief, be destroyed today, by your mercy.

6.Father, let it be impossible for any power to cage, manipulate or tamper, with my destiny.

7.Father, connect me to my divine helpers, that you have appointed to help me fulfil my destiny.

8.Father, go ahead of me and remove every hindrance to the fulfillment of my destiny.

9.Father, guide and show me what to do, to become the child of destiny, you have created me to be.

10.Father, release upon my life, the spirit of diligence and hard work, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, please help me to fulfil my destiny in Jesus' name.

12.Your Personal petitions. ( Phil 4:6)
13.In Jesus' name I pray.
(Jn 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thes 5:18).
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