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 KJV
You have a great destiny! No matter how things look, your destiny prepared before you were born is a great one. Where you are is not where you are going. You have a great destiny. The business of life is a serious business. Even though our destiny is great, we must work to bring that greatness to the light. We as the owners of the destiny must not just sit down and wait for the destiny to fulfill itself.
We are to be ready to be aggressive and violence for “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. Matthew 11:12 KJV”. Basically, it means life is not a bed of roses, it is not easy, things won't come to us except we work for it. Sometimes we might have to fight to get to that point of success before it becomes ours. We must be ready to give it our all.
The brothers of Joseph hated him, not because he offended them or did something bad to them. Most times when people hate us, it sometimes does not have anything to do with what you have done, but more with what they perceive you will become. The bible says the 3 wise men saw the star of Christ. So because people have seen your star they begin to hate you.
The bible also says that a man’s enemy is in his household. The natural thing is for a parent to love their children or for siblings to love each other, However, we find that we find cases where the parent hates their child, or a brother hates his sister or brother.
People would see your star, they would look at you and they would do all their best to make sure you do not fulfill destiny. When the 3 wise men visited Herod to enquire about the birth of the messiah for whom they have seen his star. Herod inquired like he was interested, but his interest was so he would know where the child would be born and when. As a result of the visit from the 3 wise men, thousands of babies where killed in the land of Israel.
It is important to note that as Christians, carrying the torch of the gospel, we must be mindful of where we go and who we share our visions with.
We are to know who we are and know who God is. When God came to Jeremiah, Jeremiah’s thought was that he was a child therefore he cannot speak to the children of Israel. However, God wanted that child. Instead of God to go on and tell him, “you can do it and all that reassurance”, Jeremiah was told to not say he was a child. “But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.” Jeremiah 1:7 KJV. Instead God told him that he would speak that which He (God) says.
All of us have a great destiny from God. It has been per-ordained even before we were conceived in our mother’s womb. However, we grow up and begin to see ourselves in a different light from which God sees us. God sees a great man or woman, a great child. We see a man, woman, or child that cannot become great. We see a child with imitations.
Today like God says to Jeremiah, He is also saying to you, see yourself just the way I see you. Look at yourself through my eyes and see the destiny and purpose I have mapped out for you. Just like Jeremiah grew to be a great Prophet in Israel, you also shall be great in the world. Your name and your legacy shall be one which shall be read for generations to come.
All that you need is to let God in and let your thoughts align with his.
