GOD’S PLAN

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 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. What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:29-31.

There is the seed of greatness in every man or woman created by God. It’s up to you to discover the blueprint or master plan prepared for you. It’s important to say unequivocally that God is not your enemy.
How can one say that without contradictions? You are created with his foreknowledge and predestination.

God has a plan, purpose and vision for life, access is obtained in Christ. His plan or purpose for you is good, glorious and programmed for greatness. The plan begins with a call to Christ, the custodian of his plan. He calls, justifies and glorifies those that come to Christ.bThe blueprint continues to be a guess, until the source and creator is found.
That is the process for the unveiling of the blueprint, or God’s plan for life.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

The expected end is glorification, that is the expression of greatness. Success may be defined as the accomplishment of set goals or objectives, destiny is defined differently. This is walking in prepared paths to prepared places in accomplishment of God’s plan and purpose. We are called to walk and work with him with resources from him.
The paths are foreknown, predestined, predetermined, prepared but manifest as new, trailblazing and pacesetting accomplishment.

A world of wonders is born every-time predestined paths are followed. Duplicates are not permitted, this is the original intent. Become what and who you’re born to be, that’s your identity. Don’t be blindsided by the usual, God’s plan is unusual, supernatural way of life.

“However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived” — the things God has prepared for those who love him—”1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV).

Prayer:
My Father and God, thank you for the plan you have for me; predetermined, predestinated and prepared for me. I am alive for this reason, to become what is written of me in Jesus name.

ALIVE FOR THIS REASON

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

What’s the worth of your purpose? How important is your assignment? Why is God so interested in seeing the fulfillment of my destiny.? Purpose is what to live for and what is worth dying for after full delivery. No one knows better than God what his purposes or plans are for you. He sees that part of you that no one an imagines or fathoms.

Your current position is not the final destination, he sees the end and all the bends on the path. Even if there was a beggarly beginning, there is a profitable end ahead. God sees the end from the beginning and knows the way to the end. The end in view is one of the reasons why he has not given up on us. I have a profitable end, but permitted to have the humble beginnings.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”John 3:16-17.

I am persuaded that God sent his son to die to save me from living without fulfillment of his purpose for me. Salvation is the first step to the restoration and realization of human destiny and dignity.

The worth of my purpose is that one died for it that i may live for it. The greatest peril is that purpose perishes unfulfilled or unrealized. This is my disposition, Christ died for me- my purpose to live.vIf divine purpose is realized through encounter with Christ, then he died for me.vJust like every breath keeps alive, his death secured my purpose for life.

Just like Paul, inspire before you expire; I am alive for this reason.

“And profited in the Jews ‘religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:” Galatians 1:14-16.

Prayer:
Thank you heavenly father for giving me something to live for, a reason to be alive. Thank you for the death of my saviour that connects to the future prepared. Grace to walk on prepared paths in Jesus name.

THE PURPOSE OF LIFE

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. Genesis 11:4.

The desire to connect the earth to heaven is as old as man. The will to be great is ancient, and the ambition to make a great name historic.Many professions and career a anchored on these themes.There is no gain saying, God is the almighty, greater than the greatest. Every touch of heaven is the shortcut to enduring greatness. The limitation of ambition is its inability to touch heaven.

Just like the City and tower of Babel, they remain a historic try at challenging divinity by humanity. The quest to connect heaven from the earth continues on the platform of religion. Not so many realize that God has come down to men to live and move in them. Christ Jesus is the only connection between God and man.
This is where religion ends and relationship begins; at the cross of Christ.

“And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.”Acts 22:6-9.

Paul could never have believed that he was working against the one he thought he worshipped. He was making a journey into oblivion driven by ambition just as we are. He was after fame and profit of his religion unbeknown to him that he was against God. The shortcut to greatness is the will and purpose of God.

A discovery of what he was born to be is the reason why we talk about Paul today. The story of Paul would have been documented in an obscure history text without Christ. Connecting heaven from the earth has never been easier through Christ.
Life begins with an encounter with Christ, a discovery of the purpose of life.

“And profited in the Jews ‘religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:” Galatians 1:14-16.

Prayer:
It’s heartwarming dear Father to know that while I was seeking to reach you, Jesus came to me. I receive him as lord to access purpose for living, everything needed for life. My thanks are yours in the name of Jesus Christ the lord.

ORDAINED BEFORE BIRTH

Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Jer 1:4-5.

Purpose is the reason for the creation of anything and everything. This desire predates the making of any product, the design and manufacture.It is popularly called the original intent or the manufacturers or creator’s will.

Man is created by the will and purpose of God, its discovery and pursuit is the duty of man. Some have summarized this as concluded before conception or born for this. Please do not mistake profession and career with calling, it’s an error. Purpose is ordained before birth and concluded before conception. Everyone born of a woman is ordained for greatness by a specific purpose which is his assignment for life. Man is not created in error but for purpose which is available and accessible in Christ.

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 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.” Rom 8:28-30

It takes an encounter with the light of Christ to take delivery of divine agenda for your life. That purpose was ordained before birth is not In doubt, but the accomplishment is his glory.  God has not ordained anyone to a mean but a great purpose.
Purpose cannot be achieved, its received in partnership with Christ Jesus.
So being in Christ is the first step to gaining access to the purpose of God ordained for you. No man can receive your portion of purpose packed from the foundation of the world.

God has enough prepared for all that are born of a woman into this world. There are no two purposes, your portion is personal, specific, distinct and deliverable. Your birth is the proof of purpose being available and accessible. The more of Christ, more access is granted to what has been prepared. The reason for living is the purpose ordained before birth or original intent.
It’s time to take hold of what was ordained before your birth.

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.” 1Co 2:9-10.

Prayer:
Dear Father, thank you for showing me your purpose that was ordained before my birth. What eyes have not seen nor ears heard shall be the order of the day in my life in Jesus name.

 

BORN FOR THIS!

And profited in the Jews ‘religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Galatians 1:14-16. 

Living without the assignment make passions go wild. Have you ever asked yourself the question, what’s my assignment for life. Many confuse that with what is your profession or occupation. The assignment is the reason for which you’re born. The manufacturer of any products is the the designer of its purpose.
There is a great chasm between use and misuse, ignorance says it’s a thin line.

Any time the product is used for what was not the original intent, that is misuse. This is applicable to products that are mass produced, how much more for man who is custom made. The reason for the identity crisis we see in the world today notwithstanding technological advancement is from lack of purpose.
Original intent is as defined by the manufacturer not the end user.

“Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.”John 18:37.

You’re made for something great, that’s your assignment for life. Even in the face of death, Christ Jesus declared that he was born or this. He wasn’t a martyr, a religious extremist but a saviour and king. Everyone that heats his voice has am encounter with their assignment in life.

Paul was a zealot, exceedingly zealous of the traditions of his fathers. One encounter gave his purpose and an assignment for life. The identity crisis continues until a discovery of your assignment by an encounter  with Christ. Ordinary lives are turned to extraordinary living with meaning.
Christ gives flavour to life by unveiling the reason of your birth. Life is not to be endured but enjoyed, but not without the fulfillment of purpose.

I am born for this!

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”1 Peter 2:9.

Prayer:
Thank you dear father for creating me for your will & purpose. That is the reason why I was born. I am alive to fulfill the reason of my birth by the word of God in Jesus name.

LIVING FOR VISION; THE ASSIGNMENT

To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: Acts 26:18-19.

If the life of Apostle Paul is to be summarized in few words, it would be a man that accomplished his assignment. Life is an assignment, only those that know this truth walk through life profitably. It’s important to live with understanding that life on earth is an assignment. Before his conversion, Paul was in search of something but didn’t know what.

Many have accomplished the highest level of their career within a shot while but unsatisfied with their success because of a void within. Paul knew he had found what he was searching for when he met with Christ.
Christ was waiting for him all these while looking for an auspicious time to reveal himself to Paul, so also to you.
Life begins, when your assignment in life is discovered.

“Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”Jeremiah 1:4-5.

Vision is the unfolding of the purpose of God from the pages of scriptures. The word of the lord came to me, that’s the vision unfolding. The word of God opened the eyes of Paul, he received the assignment to open the eyes of others.

Vision is seeing him that is invisible, connecting with the word of God. Every word of God illuminated by the spirit of God is vision for life. One word from God unveils the hidden parts of your life in details.
Paul was bold and emphatic before King Agrippa “I am not been disobedient to the heavenly vision” this is my assignment.
A life of assignment accomplished with proofs is a life of distinction. The vision makes you a living proof, a trailblazer and pacesetter.

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit:for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.”1 Corinthians 2:9-10.

Prayer:
Dear Father, you have shown me that i am creating for uncommon purposes. Your plan for me, makes me a divine project for distinction in life.  My walk with you is to accomplish this assignment as planned in Jesus name.

VISION FOR LIVING

And profited in the Jews ‘religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Galatians 1:14-16.

Imagine yourself waking up one morning to the discovery that you have been living a life that is not for you. This may sound scary to some persons but others are joyful to have this experience in their lifetime. Many never had the opportunity to experience this rude awakening to life. It’s not a setback, it’s a setup for distinction in life. It’s imperative that dying is not the greatest tragedy but living without the fulfillment of purpose.

Life is a gift, everyone is born for something; purpose defines existence. Purpose is the line between surviving and living. Purpose is discovered by light encounter, Christ is the source and giver of life.
As quick as lightening and as loud as thunder is the turnaround power of light.

“Now the Lord is that Spirit:and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”2 Corinthians 3:17-18.

Every light encounter leads to dramatic turnaround in life. Light is not for show, it makes your life a showpiece.
Who would have believed that a man as cruel as Saul of Tarsus has two thirds of the new testament waiting to be written by him. Just as the lightening discovers the depths, the light from heaven discovers the reason for your birth.

Anything less than the reason or purpose for living is a counterfeit personality and future. You’re born to shine but not without an encounter with Christ. The light has come, your life has come. It time to be what you’re born to be.
Life begins when the light of life is turned on in your heart.

“To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:”Acts 26:18-19.

Prayer:
Dear Father, there is a vision for my life available and accessible by Christ. Light comes for me see what I am born to be. Thank you for the light that gives access to a shining life in Jesus name.

THE LIGHT OF HIS WORD

When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. Job 28:26-27.

I heard this argument over lightening and thunder about which is harmful? I listened to both sides of the divide and noticed that everyone had a genuine reason to have an opinion of some sort. Lightening is a sudden flash of light from heaven and it’s followed by a sound that is very loud. It is well known that the two originates at once but light travels faster and the sound follows. It is of note and factual that this is the product of the meeting of electrically charged clouds that releases the lightening.

The electrical effect and influence known to cause damage like electricity but not so much the sound. However there can be lightening without thunder however both occurs simultaneously.  It’s interesting to know that both were created by God and used by him also.

“The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook. Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.”Psalms 77:18-19.

One common reaction to thunder and lightening is that many shudder. The presence of God is marked by these natural occurrence. His voice thunders in the heaven and the lightnings lighten the world.
God is not speaking in whispers as some may think, those that hear, do hear clearly and distinctly.

Paul did not see flashes of light from heaven but very bright light witnessed by his traveling companions.
Light from heaven reveals the destiny and direction to man.
Beyond the lightening and thunder, God shows and speaks his will to the hearts of men. Every appearance reveals &lights up the lives of men as quick as lightening. His voice thunders in the hearts of men.

“At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”Acts 26:13-14.

Prayer
Father Lord I thank you for the light of your word that gives sudden turnarounds in life. Your word lightens up the paths of life, your voice thunders. May we continually hear and see in Jesus name.

PURPOSE FOR LIVING

And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. But rise, and stand upon thy feet:for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; Acts 26:15-16.

Every appearance of the light of Christ is for a purpose. Christ does not appear for a show, neither does he show up for the optics. His appearance is for a change of someone’s story and a people’s destiny.

Apostle Paul is dead, yet he speaks, that is the light effect at work. He was not only a shining life to his generation but to many generations to come. Light is needed for sight and for men to arise and shine in life. Every time the light is received, someone or something experiences change of status. Those that are stranded in darkness arise and shine in life. Light reveals solutions, gives direction and guarantees destination in life.
Generational entities, trailblazers and pacesetters emerge from light encounters.

“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.” Isaiah 60:1-2.

You can be one of them that arise and shine; the radiant ones. There is a reason for your birth, that can become your reason for living. With light or Christ encounter, the purpose for living is unveiled. God has a plan for you, the light of his presence shows the path of life. The reign of darkness & confusion rages in the absence of light. Who would have believed that the persecutor of the church is born to be a minister of the gospel.

Light encounter is the revelation of Jesus Christ and the unveiling of your purpose for living. It’s always rude awakening to have pursued a successful profession or a career and later discover that it’s diametrically opposite to your calling in life. God’s plan for you is in Christ, the light unveils your purpose for living.

“And profited in the Jews ‘religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:”Galatians 1:14-16.

Prayer:
Dear Father of light, thank you for your purpose for my life available and discover-able in Christ. The other shines that I may see and be seen . May I live for your purpose and in your path of life In Jesus name.