DEALING WITH DESTINY KILLERS

  Mon Nov 28, 2022  

Memorise:
And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. Judges 18:9

 

Read:   Proverbs 6:6-11

 

Bible In One Year:
Romans 2-5

 

Hymn:
I'm pressing on the upward way

 

Key Point:
Convenience is just an excuse; when something needs to be done, do it whether it is convenient or not.


Download Open heaven devotional app for your android device here!

Message

Laziness is one major destiny killer that many people do not pay attention to. You need to realise that the journey to your destiny is divided into times and seasons, and if you miss one because of laziness, you may never be able to recover it. This may ultimately cause a dent in the fulfilment of your destiny. When it is time to make a move, go for it immediately. Don't postpone it. Proverbs 22:13 describes such a fellow accurately. When something needs to be done, do it, whether it is convenient or not. There is no convenience in conquering lands and expanding territories; it is only the courageous and strong that fulfil destiny.

Several years ago, my wife and I, together with one of our sons who was 2 years and four months old at the time, embarked on a journey from Lagos to Otukpo in Benue State, Nigeria. The journey was for a dual jurpose of starting a parish of the Church there and holding a Congress. It was during the rainy season and a major bridge on the way between Ore and Benin had been swept away by the flood. When we got there and found no bridge, we had to sleep in the car that night. The place was so dangerous that we were advised not to step out of our car at all. I remembered there was an alternative road, so we turned round to go by that road which had been abandoned, only to discover that bridges along that road had also been swept away. We could have easily turned back and gone home, but we kept going. By the time we had travelled a couple of miles along the abandoned road, the silencer of the car broke off. We picked it, put it in the boot and continued the journey It was time to go to Otukpo and there was no turning back! Whenever we encountered a stream, one of us would go into it to find out inch by inch, the areas where the car could drive.

In all, we spent three days on that road, but we arrived safely and did what needed to be done. Today, in Benue State alone, we have over 500 parishes of The Redeemed Christian Church of God.

Understand your times and seasons and seize the opportunities in them when they come.


King James Version

Proverbs 6:6-11

Proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: [7] Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, [8] Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. [9] How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? [10] Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: [11] So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
RCCG Hymn

I'm pressing on the upward way

  1. I'm pressing on the upward way.
    New heights I'm gaining t'veryday;
    Still praying as I onward bound
    "Lord, plant my feet on higher ground."

    2. Lord, lift me up and let me stahd,
    liy faith, on Heaven's table-land;
    Where love, and joy, and light abound.
    Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.


  2. My heart has no desire to stay
    Where doubts arise, and fears dismay;
    Though some may dwell where these abound.
    My constant aim is higher ground.
  3. Beyond the mist I fain would rise.
    To rest beneath unclouded skies.
    Above earth's turmoil peace is found
    By those who dwell on higher ground.
  4. I long to scale the utmost height.
    Though rough the way, and hard the fight.
    My song, while climbing, shall resound
    Lord, lead me on to higher ground.
  5. Lord, lead me up the mountain side
    I dare not climb without my Guide;
    And, heaven gained, I'll gaze around.
    With grateful heart from higher ground.

 


Close-X

 

  Create account to join

Gender  
Name
City/Country
Password
Already have an account with us, then Login here.

 

  Please login

Do not have an account with us yet, then Signup to join.