OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-TUESDAY-08/03/2016-HE
KNOWS THE END FROM THE BEGINNING -BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
HE KNOWS THE END FROM THE BEGINNING
Memorise
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and
the end, the first and the last.
Revelations 22:13
Read
Jeremiah 1:1-5
1The words of Jeremiah the son
of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
2 To
whom the word of the Lord came in
the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his
reign.
3 It
came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the
end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the
carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
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
MESSAGE
In every land, everyone reckons with the
fact that Christ is central to world history and that everything revolves
around Him. When you are in Christ, you are re-positioning yourself for a
divine purpose. When you are outside Christ, you can never discover your true
identity. A classic example of someone who had a new beginning in Christ was
Apostle Paul. Prior to his meeting the Lord, he felt he was doing well because
he was a blasphemer, a persecutor and an injurious person to the Body of
Believers. God doesn’t always see what we see. We saw a sinner in Saul but God
was seeing a saint in him.
“Therefore if
any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold
all things are become new.”
2nd
Corinthians 5:17
Before Jeremiah was born, God had chosen him
for a special purpose. While Moses was in the palace, God had an ultimate
purpose for him. Despite the situation and circumstances of Ruth, there was an
ultimate purpose in the mind of God. I have good news for someone reading this
devotional; the ultimate plan and purpose of God for your life will never be
truncated in Jesus’ name. The same Saul that was causing havoc was the same
person God used to bring about special miracles (Acts 9:11). Immediately he
received the Lord, he became a wonder and evidence that there is no sinner
without a future.
In world history, the greatest and most
enduring works of reformation took place through an encounter with Christ. The
transformation through Christ changes a man from within and the change
manifests in his lifestyle. Paul was not just a man of a new beginning; he was
a man of many new beginnings. Paul discovered from his encounter with Christ
that being born again is not all that Christ had to offer. He went on to
discover the secrets of living a life of purpose and he made it his pursuit until
the end of his life. We need to understand that there is a divine mandate for
anyone who is in Christ Jesus. God knows the beginning from the end. He knows
what He has designed you for. He is not unaware of your present situation, and
His promises over your mouth, He gives you a voice and you a message that is
distinct. You are to reign over and be a threat to those things that are
threatening others. You have the power to root out all the unpleasant
situations around you. You are to destroy all the works of the Devil and pull
down all the altars of the enemy. However, there is a part for you to play; you
have to embrace a life of holiness and love. You must pursue divine desires and
ignore the mundane things of this world. With a heart of thanksgiving, you will
begin to experience God’s promises for your life on daily basis.
Prayer Point
Father, let your ultimate purpose for my life be fulfilled in Jesus’
name.
Bible in one year
John 19:17-21:25, Job 33:19-33
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