OPEN HEAVENS Devotional – Thursday February 11th 2016
TOPIC: FULFILLING GOD’S PURPOSE II
Memorize: And the Lord God took the man, and put him into
the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. Genesis 2:15
Read: Genesis 1:26-28,
26 And God said, Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,
and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and
over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said
unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it:
and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and
over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Bible in one year: Mark 10:46-12:40, Job 20:1-19
MESSAGE
At the beginning of creation and before the fall of man
in Genesis chapter three, the instruction given to humanity can be safely
classified into three categories. Category one is to cultivate the land and to
keep it. The words “subdue”, “have dominion”, and “rule” are all pointers to
what is required to effectively keep the land as steward-kings of God’s
creation. Category two is the institution of law with the purpose of teaching
people to live under authority. The third category is the institution of
marriage to expose people to the principle of love and teach people to live for
someone other than themselves. From that very beginning, God made it very clear
that He is not abandoning us to ourselves to figure things out all alone. He
wants us to use everything we have to serve Him and humanity, therefore manual
labour or service at this level was not the result of the fall, rather it was
part of God’s original purpose for humanity. The truth is evident in Genesis
2:15-18, which says:
“And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the
garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the Lord commanded the man,
saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that
thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. And the Lord God said, it is not
good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”
The starting point of fulfilling God’s purpose for anyone
therefore, is to be productive. Since we are discussing the very first set of
instructions to humanity, obedience to God must necessarily start from here. A
true believer is to provide for his near relatives and his immediate family at
the same time. It is not by choice; failure to provide for one’s family is
equal to denial of the faith as stated in 1st Timothy 5:8:
“But if any provide not for his own, and specially
for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an
infidel.”
This is the major reason why believers must be busy doing
something worthwhile in life. If a Christian is unable to care for his family,
such a person will be unable to love and care for others. The Bible says that
such people are worse than infidels. Now it is possible to be in such a state
temporarily due to several reasons, but it must not be accepted as permanent
status. A faithful Christian will soon find favour with God and man that will
pull him or her out of such despicable situation.
I therefore prophecy into the life of anyone in such a
situation reading this devotional today, the Great Provider will transfer you
from poverty to abundance today in Jesus’ name. For those that are looking unto
God for profitable ventures, receive it now in the name of Jesus. From this
day, you will begin to fulfil God’s purpose for your life in the mighty name of
Jesus.
Prayer Point
Father, please help me to fulfil my purpose in Jesus’
name.
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