READ:
JEREMIAH 1:4-5
King Joash
paid homage to Elisha during his indisposition. Elisha asked him to take a bow
and arrow. Then Elisha laid hands on king Joash and asked him to shoot. As he
shot, Elisha made a prophetic statement, saying: “The arrow of the LORD’S
deliverance and the arrow of deliverance from Syria” (2 Kings
13:14-17). We can learn certain lessons from this encounter. The first is that a
man’s future is determined by three people, namely God’s, God’s representative
in authority over him, and he himself. Before you were created, God designed a
plan for your life (Jeremiah 1:4-5). Your future is not in the hands of any
witch, boss or lecturer. Your future is not with those who hate you. They may
try to tamper, but it is not in their hands. Your future is in the hands of the
Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End.
The psalmist David said that because God was his refuge and strength and ever with him, he had nothing to fear (Psalm 46:1-3). God is faithful. He will bring his plan concerning you to pass. Your future is not dictated by what is in the newspapers or in the national budget. It does not matter what the specialists had said about your case. If God says it is well with you, all opposing statements should be thrown into the trash bin. God’s representative also occupies a major place in fulfilling your destiny. Elisha was God’s representative in the life of king Joash. The one God has placed as his representative in your life can affect you in seven ways: he can equip you for the future, as Elijah did for Elisha (2 Kings 2:9-15). He can establish you, as Nathan did for Solomon (1 Kings 1:11-53). He can deposit treasure into your life, like Moses did for Joshua (Deuteronomy 34:9).
God’s representative can also transform your life by anointing you (1 Samuel 16:11-13). He can counsel you (2 Kings 4:8-17), curse you (1 Samuel 15:24-29) or speak blessings into your future (2 Kings 4:8-17). Finally, however, you affect your own future by your decisions, choices and your manner of life. If you do what will attract blessings, blessings will come. If you do the opposite, curses will come. Be careful in dealing with all the parties involved in determining your future, so that it will be well with you.
The psalmist David said that because God was his refuge and strength and ever with him, he had nothing to fear (Psalm 46:1-3). God is faithful. He will bring his plan concerning you to pass. Your future is not dictated by what is in the newspapers or in the national budget. It does not matter what the specialists had said about your case. If God says it is well with you, all opposing statements should be thrown into the trash bin. God’s representative also occupies a major place in fulfilling your destiny. Elisha was God’s representative in the life of king Joash. The one God has placed as his representative in your life can affect you in seven ways: he can equip you for the future, as Elijah did for Elisha (2 Kings 2:9-15). He can establish you, as Nathan did for Solomon (1 Kings 1:11-53). He can deposit treasure into your life, like Moses did for Joshua (Deuteronomy 34:9).
God’s representative can also transform your life by anointing you (1 Samuel 16:11-13). He can counsel you (2 Kings 4:8-17), curse you (1 Samuel 15:24-29) or speak blessings into your future (2 Kings 4:8-17). Finally, however, you affect your own future by your decisions, choices and your manner of life. If you do what will attract blessings, blessings will come. If you do the opposite, curses will come. Be careful in dealing with all the parties involved in determining your future, so that it will be well with you.
MEMORIZE:
DEUTERONOMY 6:23 –Then He brought us from there, that He might bring us in, to
give us the land of which He swore to our fathers.
