OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-THURSDAY-12/05/2016-KNOW YOUR CALLING-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
KNOW YOUR CALLING
Memorise
Now
there are diversities of gifts, but the same spirit.1st Corinthians
12:4
Read
1st Corinthians 12:4-7,
4 Now
there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And
there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And
there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all
in all.
7 But
the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
KJV
MESSAGE
Being called
is an important issue which usually beings up endless discussions amongst
Children of God. Meanwhile, we are advised to give due diligence to make our
calling and election sure. The knowledge of our calling is not as important as
what we are doing about it. How are you justifying Heaven’s confidence in you?
Each time you stray from God’s path, purpose and will, you make the Heavenly
host regret their choice. That you were chosen suggests you are special. You
were chosen to be precious (1st Peter 2:4). Those who are chosen are
called into divine friendship with God (Isaiah 41:8). The chosen is allowed to
draw nearer to God. Haven been chosen, how close are you to God? Heaven defends
the chosen to any extent. God turns impossibility into possibility and makes
miracles common place in the life of the chosen. The important thing is to
recognize Heaven’s calling on your life; we are called to be to the praise of
His glory. Ephesians 1:12 says;
“That we should be to the praise of his glory, who
first trusted in Christ.”
Gifts may
differ just as the sun and the moon have their different spheres of influence.
Unlike the moon, the light of the sun influences those under it to stay awake
and work. It gives life, while the light of the moon-which is a reflection –
influences those under it to close shop and rest. From Genesis 1:26-28, we
understand that man was created for a purpose – to dominate everything God had
made including the sun, moon and stars. You were created for a purpose, even if
you were conceived by mistake, you are not an accident. Were you a product of
rape? Even then, you have to fulfil God’s purpose on earth. God needed a
particular man and a specific woman to come together in order to have you. If
your father just impregnated your mother and disappeared, it could just be that
he had finished his assignment. Before you were created, God knew you and He
knows your worth to Him even when people think you are of no value because you
lack education, money, skills or intellect.
God knows you
and has ordained you for a purpose from your mother’s womb even without her
knowledge or consent (Jeremiah 1:4-5). Physical ordination is only an outward
manifestation of what God had already done before your birth. You were born for
a great purpose (Jeremiah 29:11) and chosen by God before the foundations of
the earth (Ephesians 1:3-50. you were chosen to be holy, blameless and in love.
Anytime you dabble into sin, you contradict the purpose for which you were
created. Is your life blameless like Daniel’s? If you find it difficult to do
something perfectly, or people always find fault with your work, it could be
that the spirit of error is operating in your life. Each time you fail to walk
in love towards those who offend you, you contradict God’s purpose for calling
you. As seen in our Bible reading for today, you were created to glorify God.
Is your life praising God today? Are you fulfilling God’s purpose for creating
you?
Action Point
List those things you do that are against God’s original purpose for your
life. Determine to make appropriate corrections henceforth.
Bible in one year
2nd Kings 13:1-15:16, Proverbs 23:14-28
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