Memorise: Romans 6:13, Neither yield ye your members as
instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as
those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of
righteousness unto God.
Bible Reading
2 Chronicles 30:8-9 (NKJV)
8 Now do not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the Lord; and enter His sanctuary, which He has sanctified forever, and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you.
9 For if you return to the Lord, your brethren and your children will be treated with compassion by those who lead them captive, so that they may come back to this land; for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn His face from you if you return to Him.”
Bible in
one year: Song of Solomon 1-4, 3rd John 1
MESSAGE!
God has a unique plan
for your life. In all that you do, never let this escape your mind. Note
however that there is a difference between desire and purpose. There is also a
difference between ambition and purpose. Your joy can only be full when you
find your purpose in life. Until you get to this point, life will be such a
struggle, full of stress and pressures. It is good to have ambition, but it is
better to seek God’s purpose for your life, and having known it, make that your
life’s ambition. You will be happier for it.
Moreover, having
carved out His purpose for your life, God gives you the gifts and abilities
that will enable you fulfil that purpose. God’s calling on your life is in line
with His divine purpose. Where a conflict exists between God’s plan for your
life and your own plans, there will always be problems. For instance, if God
wants you to be a missionary in a particular country and you plan to be a
doctor in another part of the world, there will be great conflict. If you fail
to yield to His will, you will be disrupting His plan. It is either a person is
brought to a halt over his personal ambition that is making God’s will
secondary, or God will alter His plan for that person by moving someone else
into his place. If your pursuit runs contrary to God’s plan for your life, God
expects you to do something fast. When
Peter’s fishing business got in God’s
way, he was called out of traditional fishing into fishing for men. As we
speak, there are several people who refuse to yield to God over His plan for
their lives. They have continued to struggle with God’s will. Resisting God’s
will regarding His plan for your life can be frustrating. It can lead to
labouring without commensurate harvest, afflictions, disappointments, great
loss of valuables and much more. If you remain adamant after repeated attempts
to bring you back in line, God may have to replace you. When God replaces a
person, he or she is left alone to pursue his or her ambitions, which will lead
nowhere. Are you struggling with God? Is God calling you into His service or
into full-time ministry and you are resisting? Stop resisting Him today!
Prayer Point
Father, I yield my life to You today, make out
of my life what You desire for it.
