Bible Sense for Destiny

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BIBLE SENSE FOR DESTINYISBN 978-2480-93-2Copyright 1999 by:

DOMINION PUBLISHING HOUSE

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Table of ContentsBible Sense for Destiny

Introduction1. God's Destiny for You2. Catch It3. Believe it4. Understand It5. Pursue It6. Persistence7. Accept Responsibility

Bible Sense for DestinyThe Commission

"The hour has come to liberate the world from all oppressions of the devil,through the preaching of the Word of Faith;and I am sending you to undertake this task."

Introduction


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People have erroneously thought that fate and destiny are synonymous. Accordingto them, destiny is wherever you find yourself. But this is not so. Wherever you findyourself in life is fate, not destiny.Destiny is about driving towards a definite goal or destination. Unlike fate, whereyou accept whatever comes your way, destiny is based on the knowledge of your

purpose on the earth. Your destiny is delivered to you by God.God hasn't created you a purposeless being on the earth; you are a creature of

purpose, and have a clearly defined destiny. Hear what He says about you inJeremiah 29:11:For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace,and not of evil, to give you an expected end.God has an expected end for you; that is your destiny. But it is your responsibility todiscover it through a search.Discovering your destiny in life begins with your identifying your purpose. To be

purposeless is to be powerless, because energy is only released when you aredriving towards a well defined goal or destination.I once drove for 17 hours 30 minutes to Maiduguri and discovered that as long asyour destination is defined, no matter how long it takes, there is a constant supply ofenergy to accomplish your goal. After every 100 kilometre, there was always a freshsupply of energy urging me on towards my destination.

Nothing produces energy like purpose or goal. That is why a day without any setgoal is a very tiring one.Destiny begins with an identified purpose; men of purpose are men of power.Martin Luther King Jnr. said if a man has no purpose for living, he is not fit to live.

Life remains a burden to him, because he is a burden to existence.God's Destiny For You

Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called,them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Romans 8:30If you are born again, God has destined you for dignity. You are redeemed to beglorified, not "shamified". God's purpose or destiny for you as a Christian is notfailure, frustration or mediocrity. So, if you fail, it's your choice, not your destiny.Some have chosen to fail because some fellows have told them that they are jinxedor that they are being hunted by some witch. But my Bible tells me that goodness

and mercy are what follows you if you are following the Shepherd.As long as you are born again and justified by the blood of the Lamb, your destinyin God's scheme of things is glorification. He wants you to end your journey onearth as a glorified and dignified Christian.You must, therefore, locate where you are going in life, as that is the only way togenerate a continous supply of energy that will take you there.


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God bringing you in contact with this book means that He has concluded that youhave a great role to play in your generation. You have an impact to make, and yourgeneration will thank God that you were born.Let us now consider the scriptural steps to take in approaching the issue of yourdestiny.

Catch It!The first step to realizing your destiny is to catch it. You catch it by a Delivery,Discovery or Desire. Let us examine them individually:

Delivery.This is when God directly unfolds to you where you are going. Youstand upon the tower and watch what God will say to you, and then you write downthe vision (Hab. 2:1-2).This occurs often in receiving a call to ministry. It has nothing to do with yournatural abilities, but God's ability at work in you, because, "Faithful is he thatcalleth you, who also will do it" (1 Thess. 5:24).

Discovery. There are certain endowments in you, which when discovered can betraded with. Jesus told a parable, in which the master gave each of his three servantstalents to occupy them till He comes. The first two traded with the talents, gainingfive and two more. To them, the master said, "Well done" (Matt. 25:14-30).Another way of locating your destiny is by your discovering the giftings of Godwithin you that can profitably occupy you till He comes. Hear this brother'stestimony:"I came to Winners' Chapel in January, 1995. Miraculously, God led me into doing

business and I became a distributor of some foreign products. But in 1996, the

business dwindled, because it seemed like the source of those products had closedup.This was about the same time the Bishop launched the Creativity Support Scheme.So, I decided to apply for a loan, because I felt if I had money I would be able todo some other things.

I came to church that day (the last Tuesday in November 1996) and sat in one ofthe overflow classes, writing the application. As I wrote, God said to me, `My son,it is not money you need; you need more ideas to shake the devil.' I said, `God, Idon't have ideas.' He said, `I will give you ideas. Now, turn the back of thatapplication paper.' I did, and He started dictating things to me.

The wonderful thing is that I studied English Language, but what God dictated tome was how to produce and package food and spices. He directed me to where to

go for more information, if I needed any, and even told me what should be on thelabels of the packages.To the glory of God, today, we have five products in the market, and more are stillcoming!

Olafusi, O.


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There is no ungifted person on the earth. Everyone is divinely endowed for aprofitable life. This brother's destiny would have been lost, if he had not discoveredit.In case you have not heard a voice or seen a vision, look inward, with a view tolocating what natural endowments you carry, that can be profitably traded.

Desire.Your destiny may also be determined by what you desire; that is, aparticular area of life where you desire to make an impact. This is because Godrespects your choice.Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Psalm 37:4...I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life,

that both thou and thy seed may live:Deuteronomy 30:19

God made man a creature of choice, so He respects the desires of a man's heart.If your destiny is not delivered to you through God's call, and you are unable todiscover one for yourself by locating the giftings inside you, you can locate yourdestiny by a choice. This is especially in areas like academics, business and

professional practice. Your career can take you to your place of destiny. And yourdesire is as potent as the delivery of God's plan.So, God has not left you purposeless. You are a creature of purpose, and you cancatch it by delivery, discovery or desire. You cannot just go about saying, "I'mwaiting for what God will say to me." The same way He has given you profitabletalents, He has also given you the right of choice, to desire a productive goal.

Which ever way, your discovery, delivery or desire are equally potent in thedetermination of your purpose or destiny, so catch one! After this, you move on tothe second stage.

Believe ItAnd he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell thestars...So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him

for righteousness.Genesis 15:5-6

It is not enough to catch a purpose, you need to believe it before you can become it.What you don't believe, you can never become. The Bible says:And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things,

which were told her from the Lord.Luke 1:45

So, no matter what you have seen or heard, there is a demand on faith. Until youbelieve it, it may never be performed. Abraham believed God, and today we arechildren of Abraham by faith. As Isaac was, we also are children of promise. We


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are the fulfillment of all that Abraham saw up there when he counted the stars in thesky.Prophecy often go unfulfilled in many people's lives because they do not know theirfaith is required for the prophecy to be fulfilled.It takes faith to fulfill your purpose, whether it is received by delivery, discovery ordesire. You are going somewhere, but you need God to get there, and it takes faithto get God. To get faith, you need the Word of God, for faith cometh by hearing andhearing the Word of God (Rom. 10:17).The faith required here is not the one that only confesses, "I know God will do it",

particularly when your confession is not based on any discovered truth. The faithneeded for the actualization of your purpose is the one based on the Word of God.Men of faith have the greatest accomplishments in life. Men of faith produced all thegreat deeds recorded in Hebrews 11. Therefore, if your journey must end with goodreport, you require true faith as opposed to mere mental assent, for the just shall live

by his faith (Hab. 2:4).So, catch it and believe it, as you commit God by laying hold on His Word, and youare on your way to the third step.

Understand ItGod says, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge..." (Hos. 4:6). Theyknow where they are going, but they don't have an understanding of what it entailsto get there.Every outstanding result in any field of human endeavor is a function of theoperator's understanding. Your understanding of a business, for example, willdetermine how outstanding you will become in it. This, therefore, calls for the

acquisition of relevant information that will help give motion to your purpose.You need to invest time to get detailed and up-to-date information on that career,

job or profession. It will make the difference between your succeeding or failing init. The Bible says:

Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.Proverbs 13:15

Hardship in the realization of any goal is, therefore, a function of inadequateunderstanding.For instance, as a minister of God, I knew I was going to be very rich, because I hada good understanding from Scriptures of what it takes to be rich. I knew that a

pastor didn't have to go from house to house, looking for someone who God has laidin his heart to give his ministry something. Such hardship is unnecessary, if youhave the understanding that divine provision operates on the basis of impact.When your ministry begins to touch the lives of men, God will move them tocommunicate material substance to you. That is the whole essence of Galatians 6:6:

Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all goodthings.


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When Jesus was going about ministering in Luke 8, the Bible says the people Heministered to ministered back to Him of their substance.

And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village,preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve

were with him, And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits andinfirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, And Joanna

the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, whichministered unto him of their substance.

Luke 8:1-3Prospering in ministry doesn't require running about town. It takes running aroundGod to impart men and command abundant supply that will change you from a

beggar to a distributor of every good thing.As large as our church is, and filled with loving people, I have learnt not to knock atanybody's door. With good understanding, I am able to command supplies from

heaven with dignity, simply by doing my work from my heart. I have so many sonsand daughters with big ministries all over the world today, who come to greet mewith heavy substance because of impact.A long time ago, the Lord said to me, "I sent you TO them. You're not sent BYthem, you're sent to them.So, if you carry out My assignment to them, you won't need to look unto them toenjoy the best of life."

Nothing is outstanding without understanding. You need good understanding toenhance the dignity of your destiny. That shame around you is not programmed byGod. Its source is inadequate understanding.

If somebody knows the way to where you are going, even though he may beyounger than you, ask him to show you the way. If you are going into a business, behumble enough to sit under somebody who is ahead of you in that same business,and let him educate you on the things you need to know.The truth is, if you refuse to use your brain, no matter how born again and anointedyou are, you will soon lose value. God said to be spiritually minded is life and

peace. That means to be spiritually mindless is death and crises. Not to use yourmind to appreciate and logically analyse and understand what God is asking you todo will keep you on the same spot.

Pursue It!Catch it, believe it, understand it, and then pursue it....Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

Habbakuk 2:2It takes physical input to attain outstanding results. The vision you don't pursue, younever obtain. The race of life answers to runners (1 Cor. 9:24-26), not sleepers oridlers. If you must win a prize in athletics, you must have very good legs, whichmust be put to work in constant exercises long before the day of the contest.


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Life becomes very exciting when you start pursuing your destiny. So put your feeton the ground, knowing that you never accomplish a purpose you don't pursue. It is

pursuit that culminates in accomplishment.God told Abraham to get out of his country and his father's household to a place Hewill show him. In addition, God promised to make of him a great nation, to blesshim and make his name great, and to bless them that bless him and curse them thatcurse him (Gen.12:1-3). And the next verse says, "So Abraham departed, as the

Lord had spoken..."In other words, the pursuit of his purpose began immediately.Pursuit is the mystery behind accomplishment. You don't just sit down, waiting foryour discovered destiny to accomplish itself. Some people took delivery of visionsmany years ago, but today, the visions have died, and they are still celebratingstories around it. They tell you, "Do you know what I had in mind?" I don't want toknow what you had in mind, I want to see what you are doing now!When Paul discovered his purpose, he said he immediately arose in its pursuit, not

conferring with flesh and blood (Gal. 1:16). When Jesus called Peter and Andrewfrom their boat, the Bible says "straightway"they forsook their nets and followedHim (Mk. 1:18). He called Matthew from the tax collection point, and he aroseimmediately and followed Jesus (Mk. 2:14). Distinction answers to men of action,not story tellers.In case you have disappointed God in time past, start afresh in the pursuit of yourglorious destiny, and stop telling stories all about town. Pursuit is what gives life to

purpose.The next thing to do after pursuit is to persist.

Persistence

Persistence in the pursuit of your destiny is what breeds prominence. Don't stopuntil you achieve your goal, for the Bible says:And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint

not.Galatians 6:9

Every notable man in any area of life is a man of persistence. He has encounteredchallenges that would have discouraged others, but he stayed on.For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not

lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.Habakkuk 2:3

The vision shall only speak at the end, not at the beginning or at the middle. So,while it tarries, you are to tarry as well, because it will surely come. Don'tdisappoint destiny by giving up before the appointed time. There is a due season foryour reaping, if you faint not. That due season is not when you are in need, butwhen you are considered due.


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For instance, if you are the boss of a company, and one of your staff has a financialneed on the 10th day of the month, are you obliged to pay him his salary? No! Youowe him nothing, since he is not due for his pay until the end of the month.So, your due season is not when you are in need. Your times are in God's hands (Ps.31:15). He is the One to determine when you are due for the next phase of life. Heassess what you have done with the pursuit of your purpose to determine when youare due for a lifting.Psalm 75:6-7 tells us that promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from thewest, nor from the south. But God is the judge. Your reward will only come to youwhen God judges that you are due for it. But before it comes, keep on going.Persistence is a requirement, if your destiny in life must be realised.

Accept ResponsibilityNow you know what to do to realise your destiny. All these goalless utterances suchas, "God will do it" have kept many down for ages. It is true God will do it, but He

has left you with some responsibilities. He has given you the brain, so you can giveHim rest. If you refuse to use your brain, no matter for how long you have been bornagain or how anointed you are, you will lose value on the earth.Someone says, "When I first gave my life to Christ, things were happening for me oftheir own accord, but it's not so anymore." Things are not working the way youexpect them to because you have not accepted responsibility. God now considersyou old enough to take steps on your own; so He watches you, and won't step inuntil you first take a step.When a new baby is born, the feeding bottle is held in his mouth for him. Aftersome time, he is left to hold it up by himself. And as time goes by, the bottle is no

longer put in his hand; he is told where his food is, so he can help himself when heis hungry. As the child grows older, he is simply told where the food stuff is, so hecan cook for himself when he returns from school. Finally, a time comes when he isnot even told anything, but left to take decisions for himself.So, destiny is where your purpose in life is concerned. If you don't acceptresponsibility for your destiny, you will live like a destitute and liability.You are a child of destiny, so accept the responsibilities. Please make thesedeclarations:"I am a child of destiny, I stepped into my destiny the day I met Jesus. No onecan come to Jesus except the Father draws him. The Father has drawn me,

because I'm a child of destiny. He justified me, so He can glorify me. I will notdisappoint destiny, in Jesus' name!"I curse whatever makes you ineffective in the pursuit of your purpose, in the nameof Jesus!I curse whatever drains you of energy and makes you weak in the pursuit of your

purpose, and command a restoration of health and vitality to your body, in the nameof Jesus!


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