OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-THURSDAY-11/02/2016-FULFILLING
GOD’S PURPOSE II -BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
FULFILLING GOD’S PURPOSE II
Memorise
And the Lord God
took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden
To dress it and to keep it. Genesis 2:15
Read
Genesis 1:26-28,
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image,
after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and
over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over
every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the
image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every
living thing that moveth upon the earth.
KJV
MESSAGE
At the beginning of creation and before the
fall of man in Genesis chapter three, the instruction given to humanity can be
safely classified into three categories. Category one is to cultivate the land
and to keep it. The words “subdue”, “have dominion”, and “rule” are all
pointers to what is required to effectively keep the land as steward-kings of
God’s creation. Category two is the institution of law with the purpose of
teaching people to live under authority. The third category is the institution
of marriage to expose people to the principle of love and teach people to live
for someone other than themselves. From that very beginning, God made it very
clear that He is not abandoning us to ourselves to figure things out all alone.
He wants us to use everything we have to serve Him and humanity, therefore
manual labour or service at this level was not the result of the fall, rather
it was part of God’s original purpose for humanity. The truth is evident in
Genesis 2:15-18, which says:
“And the Lord
God took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep
it. And the Lord commanded the man, saying, of every tree of the garden thou
mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou
shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou shalt not eat of it: for in the
day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. And the Lord God said, it
is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for
him.”
The starting point of fulfilling God’s
purpose for anyone therefore, is to be productive. Since we are discussing the
very first set of instructions to humanity, obedience to God must necessarily
start from here. A true believer is to provide for his near relatives and his
immediate family at the same time. It is not by choice; failure to provide for
one’s family is equal to denial of the faith as stated in 1st
Timothy 5:8:
“But
if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he
hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
This is the major reason why believers must
be busy doing something worthwhile in life. If a Christian is unable to care
for his family, such a person will be unable to love and care for others. The
Bible says that such people are worse than infidels. Now it is possible to be
in such a state temporarily due to several reasons, but it must not be accepted
as permanent status. A faithful Christian will soon find favour with God and
man that will pull him or her out of such despicable situation. I therefore
prophecy into the life of anyone in such a situation reading this devotional
today, the Great Provider will transfer you from poverty to abundance today in
Jesus’ name. For those that are looking unto God for profitable ventures,
receive it now in the name of Jesus. From this day, you will begin to fulfil
God’s purpose for your life in the mighty name of Jesus.
Prayer Point
Father, please help me to fulfil my purpose in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year
Mark 10:46-12:40, Job 20:1-19
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