THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER 2013 THEME: MEET A CHAMPION.
MEMORISE: There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common
to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above
that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to
escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1 Corinthians 10 : 13.
READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 10 : 12 – 14.
12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man:
but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye
are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that
ye may be able to bear it.
14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: PSALM 67 – 69.
In life, most potential champions never become champions. But one
potential champion that became a champion is Joseph. He was one of the
12 sons of Jacob. He was specially loved by his father being a son of
his old age and product of his late heartthrob – Rachel. Considering
that we live in the end times, we can conveniently claim to be children
of an ageing world too. He was favoured and had a dream which infuriated
his brothers the moment they heard of it. At some point, Joseph
overcame the death his brothers had planned for him. Later, the devil
came in the form of a woman and tempted him, but he told himself that if
he loses that battle, he had lost his destiny. He passed the test even
though it landed him in prison. It was not an easy road for this
potential champion turned champion
.
From his history, we see that one boy had a dream out of 12 brothers
and he stood out. Whenever you face temptation, always remember that God
loves you. God gave a big dream to a small boy. This tells us that
potential champions are not usually chosen according to their biological
age. Take Moses for example: he was the youngest of three, yet he was
chosen. Joseph was number 11 in a family of 12. What of David? He was
the last born of his father’s house. On the other hand John the Baptist
was the first born and was chosen ( Luke 1 : 1 – 17 ). The most
important thing is not when and how you were born but whether God has a
purpose for your life ( Jeremiah 1 : 4 – 5 ). Whenever we are ordaining
people, all we are doing is replicating what had already been done in
the spirit realm. Also, the bigger the dream that God gives to you, the
tougher will be your opposition. Usually, competitions are done
according to weight. We have light, middle, feather and heavy weight.
Bringing a featherweight to fight a heavyweight is a mismatch. God’s
plan for your life will determine the selection of the enemies and
situations you will face in life. May you never fail God in the
challenges of life and may you come out victorious like Joseph.
PRAYER POINT:
Father, You helped the patriarchs of old to overcome and make it to Heaven, help me to overcome and to make it to Heaven too.
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