Not At The Mercy Of Human Opinion
[11/15, 6:16 AM] faithemm2015: OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15TH 2023
TOPIC: BENEFITS OF HOLINESS II
MEMORISE:
“All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.” – (Psalm 75:10)
READ: 2 TIMOTHY 4:6-8 (KJV)
6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
MESSAGE:
We will progress in our study of the benefits of living holy today, as we look at how holiness can help you fulfill destiny. Nothing can stop you from fulfilling your destiny if you live a holy life. Let us consider Joseph. God revealed it to Joseph in Genesis 37:5-10 that he had a great destiny to fulfil. His brothers envied him, sold him into slavery and he found himself in the house of a rich man called Potiphar, whose wife wanted to sleep with him. Joseph refused because he did not want to do anything to offend God (Genesis 39:9). He remained holy and at the end of the day, impossible as his dreams seemed, he fulfilled them.
One major thing that has kept me holy is the fact that I know it is only God who can help me fulfil my dreams. If you really want to fulfil your dreams, then you must live holy. If God Himself gave you a destiny to fulfil, then you can be sure He is on your side, willing to help you fulfil that destiny. Romans 8:31 says if God be for you, who can be against you? Even the devil dares not. The only fellow who can be against you is yourself. When you start sinning, God will turn away from you and then the devil will come in to ensure that you don't fulfil that destiny. King Saul was destined to be a great king and God was on his side until he started to sin. God took His spirit from him and sent a tormenting spirit to him instead. In the end, he failed in his destiny. Do you want to fulfil your destiny? Live holy.
Hebrews 1:9 says:
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
If you want to be great, if you know that you need the anointing that will raise you above your fellows, if you want to receive a crown of righteousness at the end of your race here on earth (2 Timothy 4:8), then you must love righteousness and hate iniquity. There are many people I have come across with great destinies; they started well but somewhere along the line, began to commit sin and thus never fulfilled that great purpose for which God created them.
Beloved, if you love yourself at all, you will stop committing sins and start living holy. That is the only way you can fulfil God's plans for your life.
ACTION POINT:
Love righteousness and hate iniquity.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: ACTS 10-11
AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE
HYMNAL: 11 - I'VE FOUND A FRIEND IN JESUS
1. I've found a friend in Jesus, He's everything to me,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul;
The Lily of the Valley, in Him alone I see
All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole.
In sorrow He's my comfort, in trouble He's my stay,
He tells me every care on Him to roll: (Halleluyah)
REFRAIN:
He's the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,
He's the Fairest of ten thousand to my soul.
2. He all my griefs has taken, and all my sorrows borne;
In temptation He's my strong and mighty tower;
I've all for Him forsaken, and all my idols torn,
From my heart, and now He keeps me by His power.
Though all the world forsake me, and satan tempt me sore,
Through Jesus I shall safely reach the goal: (Halleluyah)
3. He'll never, never leave me, nor yet forsake me here,
While I live by faith, and do His blessed will;
A wall of fire about me, I've nothing now to fear;
With His manna, He my hungry soul shall fill.
Then sweeping up to glory, to see His blessed face,
Where rivers of delight shall ever roll: (Halleluyah).
[11/15, 7:37 AM] faithemm2015: SEEDS OF DESTINY DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY DR PASTOR PAUL ENENCHE
WEDNESDAY 15 NOVEMBER, 2023
TOPIC: NOT AT THE MERCY OF HUMAN OPINION.
SCRIPTURE: But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not consult any man, GALATIANS 1:15-16 (NIV).
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Your destiny is not at the mercy of people’s opinion or thinking.
It is very important to know that your destiny is not at the mercy of people’s opinion or thinking. Your destiny is at the mercy of your Creator who wonderfully and fearfully created you (Psalms 139:14).
Many people don’t rise in life because they allow people’s opinion, which is contrary to the Will of God override God’s opinion for their lives.
One day, while I was a student in the university, I was singing a song and then, a young man came to me and said, “I haven’t heard a voice as bad as yours. Don’t bother singing. Your voice is not good.”
I looked at him. I didn’t answer him because that was his inaccurate and inconsequential human opinion. That was not the opinion of God. He was not aware of what God put inside of me. So, I refused to listen to him; I continued singing and worshipping my creator.
You see, if I had listened to him, all the songs that God has graciously given me today which are blessing nations across the world would not have come out. You wouldn’t have heard them.
What you should know is, most times, precious treasures and resources are not on the surface. Crude Oil is not on the surface. Gold is not on the surface. So, what you see about most people is their surface. You have not entered their depth to see what is inside.
Beloved, make up your mind not to leave your life and destiny at the mercy of human opinions and decisions.
Remember this: Your destiny is not at the mercy of people’s opinion or thinking.
ASSIGNMENT:
1. Reject every opinion, thought or proposition of men about your life and destiny that are contrary to God’s Will for your life.
2. Focus only on God’s Word and Will about your life and fulfil it.
PRAYER: Lord, I ask that You show me Your Will, Purpose and Word for my life. I receive the grace to focus on them and reject negative opinions about me, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: Emotional Diseases.
QUOTE: Many people lack conviction, so they live their lives at the dictates of society. Society dictates their dressing, eating, dancing and other behaviours. They belong to the bandwagon. Culled from the book, “Who Are You?” by Dr Paul Enenche.
DAILY READING: Romans 3-5.
AMAZING FACT: The elephant is the world’s largest land animal. Its tusk weighs more than 200 kg.
PROPHETIC DECLARATION/WORD: I decree every negative verdict or opinion of people about your life null and void in Jesus’ Name.
