How To Be A Man or Woman of Divine Destiny
Introduction
The Lord ask, “Do you really love me?” Our Lord love for us is unconditional, but
our love for Him is usually conditional.
We give excuses when He asked us to do things like example Bible
studies, going to church on Sunday etc. we do not do when it rains or we do not
have transport. We give excuses not to
go. We soft peddled our Father.
How to be a man or woman of divine destiny?
God has plans for everyone. However, we usually work hard every day for
the whole week and we devote just a little time for Him during the weekend. Is this worship unto God? We are like the Pharisees doing work to
impress others, we do things for outward appearance. Surveys showed that in most church around the
world 10 % of church members do the church work, and 90% of members do not do
anything at all.
God has plan and purposes for everyone
Psalm 33. God is looking for someone to
do the job. Like in 2 Chron 6:9 God said
David was not the one to build the temple but his son Solomon.
Do you want to leave a legacy to this
world? God has plan he called Abraham to
leave his home for a new land. God
instructed Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. In modern times God also called people like
William Carey, Hudson Taylor, and Billy Graham.
How did God chose His people? In 1 Samuel 16:7 God said He does not look at the appearance
of people but He looks at the heart.
Characteristics of the people God choose:
1.
Act 13:32 God is looking for
people who are after God’s own heart like David. He demonstrated trust in God. 1 Samuel 17 – David has faith in God.
2.
David walked in integrity.
Psalm 101. He lived a blameless life.
3.
A devotional heart, David loved
to worship God. Psalm 27:4, Psalm 100:4
4.
Delight to do God’s will. This was one of the characters of David.
5.
Quick to repent. 2 Samuel
12. The story of David who had an affair
with Uriah’s wife and plotted to kill Uriah so that he could have his
wife. Jonathan rebuked David for his
sins of murder, and David immediately repented.
6.
A big heart for God. David had a big heart for God, he wanted to
build a temple in honour of God.
What difficulties are we facing?
a)
World systems of values – lust
of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life and others. But God bless us, Proverb 10:22
b)
Satan – he is always working to
block us from God. John 10:10 the thief
comes to steal and kill
c)
Flesh at work, old nature works
against the Spirit.
How do you become a man of God?
1.
Live in absolute faith in
God. Hebrew 11.
2.
Delight in God’s Word, live by
it.
3.
Cultivate a heart of worship.
4.
Repent of your sins.
5.
Walk in integrity before God.
6.
Give God the best not mediocre.
7.
Fulfilling God’s call in my
life time. Acts 13:36, Deut 10:12
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