Friday, February 11 Open heaven 2022
Topic: COMMIT YOUR DESTINY INTO GOD’S HANDS
Memorise: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being
predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things
after the counsel of his Own will. Ephesians 1:11
Read: Romans 8: 28-31
Destiny speaks of the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person in life. Though the word was not expressly used in the Bible, we
see various passages that describe God choosing different people for specific callings or assignments.
According to Geneses 18:18-19, God said: “Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation,
and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after im, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him ”
In Jeremiah 1:5, God said He had ordained Jeremiah a prophet, even from the womb. The Almighty God is a
God of plans and purposes; He is always at work to secure His children’s destinies, though behind the scenes in a patient way that respects human choices and natural processes. For example, Esther had the choice of
rejecting her preordained role of saving the Jews, but chose to accept it. Esther 4:14 says, “For if thou
altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from
another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
Please note that what could be considered an error on the part ofAbraham by fathering Ishmael turned out to be instrumental to the fulfilment of God’s covenant with
him, as it was the lshmaelites who took Joseph to the place of destiny fulfilment (Genesis 37:26-28). That is
why the Bible in Isaiah 55:8 says, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, Neither are your ways my ways, saith
the Lord’. For this reason, you must hand over your destiny to the Lord.
To fulfil destiny, you must be upright and God-fearing forgiving people just as Joseph readily forgave his brothers. As we see in our Bible reading today, all things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose.
Hand over your destiny to God now, and you would certainly have a glorious future.
Hymn 16: O God Our Help In Ages Past
prayer point: Father, please work all things out for me, according to the
counsel of Your will, in Jesus’name.
Bible in one year: Numbers 4-5