Memorise: “When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone” (John 6:15)
Read: Matthew 24:37-39
Pastor E. Adeboye
“For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark” (Matthew 24:38).
God created you for a purpose. Some people would have preferred to be opposite of their present gender. It was not your choice to be a male or female. It was God’s. Opting for a gender change through medical surgery defeats God’s original purpose for your life, and turns you into a moving violation – an abomination!
Some have abused their bodies and sensibilities because they are ignorant of God’s purpose for their lives. Why are you on earth? Some think it is just to eat, drink, marry, have children, build houses, ride good cars and die at the end. The men that lived before the flood thought so and wasted their lives. Today, history is repeating itself.
Your life is more than mere routine. There is a heavenly mandate you have to perform on earth. Until you discover it, you will not stop pursuing meaningless ends. If you fail to discover why you are on earth, Satan and men will happily sell theirs to you.
Our Lord Jesus Christ identified God’s purpose for His life. When you know God’s plan for your life, it becomes difficult for anyone or anything to derail you from that goal. In John 6:1-15, after Jesus miraculously fed the 5000 with five loaves of bread and two small fishes, the male beneficiaries held a meeting and unanimously agreed that Jesus was the Messiah- the prophets spoke about. Then they resolved to make Him their king. And if He refused, they would force Him!
“When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone” (John 6:15). If Jesus had accepted that offer, He would never have gone to the cross. God’s salvation plan would have been defeated.
He ran away from them because He knew God’s purpose for His life. Some offers that come to you after a major breakthrough must be treated with lots of care. As appealing as they may appear, some may be from the pit of hell targeted at derailing you.
Look before you leap! If Jesus had accepted that offer, Satan would have ‘settled’ him with an earthly position in exchange for His millenial reign. If you do not know God’s purpose for your life, you will take Satan’s ‘settlement’ for God’s destination. Ask God to reveal to you His purpose for your life. What some Christians are ‘enjoying’ now is Satan’s settlement. They have mortgaged their destiny. Beware. If you fall into that situation, repent, restitute and go for counselling.
Have you been ‘settled’ by Satan? Vomit it now or lose your greatness forever!
