CHECK YOUR DESIRES – Wednesday December 23rd 2015
CHECK YOUR DESIRES
Memorize: And he gave them their requests; but sent leanest into their soul. Psalm 106:15
Read: Psalm 106:13-18, 13 They
soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel:
14 But lusted exceedingly in the
wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
15 And he gave them their
request; but sent leanness into their soul.
16 They envied Moses also in the
camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord.
17 The earth opened and
swallowed up Dathan and covered the company of Abiram.
18 And a fire was kindled in
their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
Bible in one year: Proverbs
17:19-21:1, 2nd Peter 3
In the plan of God for you as a
child of destiny, both those who love
you and those who hate you have
a part to play in bringing about the fulfilment of your destiny. For example,
in the case of Joseph, his father loved him but his brothers hated him.
Ideally, Joseph would have preferred that his brothers love him like his father
did. But if that had happened, how would he ever have arrived at the place of
his destiny? His brothers, provoked by envy, provided the free transportation
that took him to his place of destiny. If they had known that their evil
intentions towards their younger brother would fast-track his dreams coming
true, would they have sold him into slavery? I doubt it. This simply tells us
that the enemy does not see the bigger picture. God only allows the enemy to
see how they can hinder you, while He hides from them how their actions will
benefit you. Believe it or not, as long as you are in God’s will, every
negative move your enemy makes will work towards your good. May the Lord open
your eyes to see the good in the bad actions of your enemies in Jesus’ Name.
Moreover, there is a difference
between desire and God’s purpose. It is possible for you to have a desire which
tallies with God’s plan and purpose for your life. In this scenario, your
desire and God’s purpose will harmonize to move you into your destiny. However,
it is also possible to desire what contradicts God’s purpose for your life. In
such a scenario, if your desire is granted, it could delay, distort, modify or
even cancel God’s plan for your life. For example, God may want you to live and
serve Him in a particular country – say your homeland, whereas you may desire
to go to a more developed country for greener pastures. If God loves you, He
will not grant you desire, so that you can remain in His plan for your life.
Although Jesus in Mark 11:24 promised to deliver to you your requests made in
faith, yet, as a child of destiny, you must be careful what you ask for, lest
you ask outside of God’s will, and He sends leanness into your soul (Psalm
106:15). Every time you desire what God does not want for you, it amounts to
working against your God-given destiny. Stop working against God’s plan for
your life. From today, harmonize your plan with God’s purpose for you. Any
personal plan that does not blend with God’s plan must be discarded.
Prayer Point
Father, cause the activities of all
those who are deliberately working against me to work for my good.
SOURCE: OPEN HEAVEN
No comments:
Post a Comment