5 “Before I formed you in the
womb I knew you
[and approved of you as
My chosen instrument],”
JEREMIAH 1:5 AMP
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5“And before you were born
I consecrated you
[to Myself as My own];
JEREMIAH 1:5 AMP
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5“I have appointed you
as a prophet to the nations.”
JEREMIAH 1:5 AMP
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11 “For I know the plans I have
for you, declares the Lord,”
JEREMIAH 29:11 AMP
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11 “Plans to prosper you and
not to harm you, plans to give
you hope and a future.”
JEREMIAH 29:11 AMP
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Before we were born,
plans were made for
what we were to do.
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God told Jeremiah that even
before the sperm and egg
came together to form him
He knew him.
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God told Jeremiah that even
before the sperm and egg
came together to form him
He knew him.
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Not only did God know him
before his parents
conceived him,
He also made plans for him.
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God sanctified (set him apart)
and ordained (commissioned)
him even before he was
born.
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God did this before Jeremiah
was even aware of himself.
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God did this before Jeremiah
was even aware of himself.
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God knew what he would
become and what he would
do even before Jeremiah had
a thought on his own.
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And God knew those plans
before Jeremiah was born,
the same is true for us today.
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God has specific plans for
each of us and we need to
know what they are.
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In order for God to plan
anything for us,
He has to know our
capabilities.
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He has to know what
we are able to do
through Him.
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He has to know our strengths
and our weaknesses.
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He has to know all of the
possibilities as it relates to
each and every one of us.
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This is important because
when God says we can do
something we are the ones
who say we cannot.
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When God tells us to move
forward, we are the ones who
say we cannot.
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GOD KNOWS OUR
POSSIBILITIES
especially those deeper ones
that we are afraid to address
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GOD KNOWS WHAT
WE CAN BECOME,
even in the midst of
doubts by others.
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GOD KNOWS WHAT
WE CAN ACCOMPLISH,
even after many tries
and failures.
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GOD KNOWS HOW
MUCH WE CAN HANDLE
even when we feel like we’re
at the end of our ropes.
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God knows our possibilities
and we can know them too
when we begin to lean on
Him.
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&
OUR DIVINE
Calling
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29 “For the gifts and the calling
of God are irrevocable
ROMANS 11:29 AMP
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29 “ [for He does not withdraw
what He has given nor does He
change His mind ”
ROMANS 11:29 AMP
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29 About those to whom
He gives His grace or
to whom He sends His call]”
ROMANS 11:29 AMP
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Many may think that only some
people have a special calling, like
those serving in full time capacity,
in the church, in the Christian
organizations, pastors, evangelist
and missionaries.
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However, when we read the
Word of God, we realize that it
is not the case with many
people that God uses greatly.
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Bible characters such as
Joseph and Daniel are people
working as government
officials.
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Abraham was a businessman
and a nomadic shepherd.
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Noah is a farmer, Ruth was a
homemaker, David was a
shepherd boy who became an
army general and a king.
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They are ordinary people
holding ordinary occupation.
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Therefore, if you are a
teacher, a business manager,
a service provider, an
accountant, a parent,
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YOU ARE CALLED
BY GOD
to be in that position of
influence.
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If you can see that,
it will change the way you
conduct yourself.
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Every day when you go to
work, you will act and speak
like a servant of God, the one
called by God to that place of
service for His glory
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5 “I knew you before I formed
you in your mother’s womb.”
JEREMIAH 1:5 NLT
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5 “Before you were born I set
you apart and appointed you
as my prophet to the nations.”
JEREMIAH 1:5 NLT
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God knew you as He knew
Jeremiah long before you
were born or even conceived.
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God knew you, as He knew
Jeremiah.
long before you were born or
even conceived.
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He thought about you and
planned for you.
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When you feel discouraged or
inadequate, remember that
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God has always thought
of you as VALUABLE
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And He has a
PURPOSE
in mind for you.
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Since the beginning of time,
God knew who He would use
to bring His message to His
people.
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Since the beginning of time,
God knew who He would use
to bring His message to His
people.
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At this point in time,
it would be Jeremiah.
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To be Yahweh’s prophet at
this juncture in history is the
very reason for which
Jeremiah has been born.
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It is his very purpose for
being!
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Jeremiah still had free will
and could have rejected
God’s calling on his life,
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But it is equally clear that
he could only discover the
meaning of his birth and
mortal existence in
responding to the CALL
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&
OUR DIVINE
Purpose
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21 “You can make many plans,
but the Lord’s purpose will
prevail.”
PROVERBS 19:21 NLT
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Let us be awaken to the times
we are living in.
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We must realize that time is
finite.
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We must realize that time is
finite.
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Life is fragile, it is a gift from
God and every breathe we
have come from Him.
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Therefore, we must live our
lives for His purpose by His
strength.
The end of life seems to be
very long time off.
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Life is fragile, it is a gift from
God and every breathe we
have come from Him.
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But many people don’t think
like that.
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They think that since there are
still innumerable days left,
they can squander their days
away on reckless and
un-purposeful living.
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LIVING UNPURPOSELY
is living without an
eternal perspective
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Living without thinking of the
things that matters most in
life. Not investing our time
and energy on what counts
for eternity.
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Living without thinking of the
things that matters most in
life. Not investing our time
and energy on what counts
for eternity.
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One day our lives on earth will
end, only what we do that
have eternal significance will
count, nothing else will matter.
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We must pray that God will
teach us to number our days.
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That is to know that every day
we live on earth is one nearer
to the finish line.
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12 “Help us to remember that
our days are numbered,
and help us to interpret our
lives correctly.”
PSALMS 90:12 TPT
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12 “Set your wisdom deeply in
our hearts so that we may
accept your correction.”
PSALMS 90:12 TPT
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BE MORE PRODUCTIVE
& BE MORE FRUITFUL
for Christ and the
kingdom of Christ.
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When we live with the end in
mind, then we will live with
wisdom and make full use of
every opportunity to live in the
Word and draw strength from
Him.
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When we live with the end in
mind, then we will live with
wisdom and make full use of
every opportunity to live in the
Word and draw strength from
Him.
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Every day is like an army
captain receiving a new order
from his general to
accomplish a new mission.
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Life will never be boring
again.
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With God, it is always an
exciting adventure.
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You will wake up daily with
anticipation of what God can
do in and through you; when
you live with this sense of
purpose for Him.
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&
OUR DIVINE
Destiny
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10 “I make known the end from
the beginning, from ancient
times, what is still to come.”
ISAIAH 46:10 NIV
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10 “I say, My purpose will stand,
and I will do all that I please.”
ISAIAH 46:10 NIV
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DESTINY
is to fulfill the plan and
purpose of God for our lives.
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And destiny is to become all
that God wants you to be and
do what God has ordain you
to do by His empowerment.
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Joseph finally came into the
position to be able to save
many lives during the time of
famine, because of God’s
divine purpose on his life.
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Now the bible says in so many
words that the broad way
is easy.
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If we want to be in the place
of destiny, then we must allow
Him to lead us every day.
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We may not know that every
trials and difficulties we
experience are preparations
for the task that God is giving
us to do.
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Therefore, let’s be
encouraged by this and
continue to be faithful in
everything you do.
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11 “For I know the plans I have
for you, declares the Lord,”
JEREMIAH 29:11 NIV
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11 “Plans to prosper you
and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope
and a future.”
JEREMIAH 29:11 NIV
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Whether we realize it or not,
we are all history makers.
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And we are making that
history with every breath we
take and every choice we
make.
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Destiny in its simplest form
dictates that we are more
“than the sum of our parts.”
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In-like-manner,
we understand that we are
not just the product of our
circumstances and
environment.
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We are not
what other people say
we are.
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CONCLUSION
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10 “We have become his poetry,
a re-created people that will
fulfill the destiny…”
EPHESIANS 2:10 TPT
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10 “He has given each of us,
for we are joined to Jesus,
the Anointed One”
EPHESIANS 2:10 TPT
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10 “Even before we were born,
God planned in advance our
destiny and the good works we
would do to fulfill it!”
EPHESIANS 2:10 TPT
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"It is in your moments of
decision that your destiny
is shaped."
(Tony Robbins)
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“Destiny is no matter of
chance. It is a matter of
choice.”
(William Jennings Bryan)
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“God’s works of providence
are, His most holy, wise, and
powerful preserving and
governing all His creatures,
and all their actions.”
(Westminster Shorter Catechism)
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“We all dance to a
mysterious tune,
intoned in the distance
by an invisible piper.”
(Albert Einstein)
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“The acts of this life are
the destiny of the next.”
(Eastern Proverb)