SUNDAY - 18TH AUGUST, 2024
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO
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Philippians 3:12, KJV
"Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus."
When a man is arrested, it is to change the course in which he was going by some correctional measures following. I once witnessed the rude escape of a cow from a slaughter house. Unfortunately, the slaughter house wasn't too far from the market. In short, this untamed animal disrupted market activities and had many injured in their helter-skelter escape. When it was eventually brought under subjection, many other perils that were imminent were saved from happening. Until then, the direction and the purpose of its advancement was not changed and redetermined.
That's exactly what God did to Paul when He met him on the road to Damascus. Getting born again is not on Paul's agenda that day. As a matter of fact, he could never have thought of that. What he was advancing for is to haul as many as possible to jail and suffer them. For this reason, he went to collect letters of the High Priest in Jerusalem. Contrary to his expectation however, God struck on the way. It was that day God turned about his whole body like a bridled horse and have him in subjection to His own will and purpose. When you are not saved and discipled, you'll continue to live for yourself and run your own race like Saul did. Except you understand your divine call, you'll live and act in oblivion of it. You might even go ahead to eat or practice the abomination of your calling. An elder must be a man of one wife the Bible says (I Tim.3:2). By the time some wake up to the fact that God is calling them into ministry - the five fold offices, they'd hedged themselves around with polygamy. As such, they'll be unfit though still carrying the call.
God wants to turn the lives of some people around. God wants to change the course of your life. He wants to harness you for purpose. If you're there reading this and you want to be saved, kindly turn to page 1 of this devotional and follow the procedures outlined there. A change of direction is always followed by a changed life. You'll soon have the testimony of Paul, a consecrated life that pursues that which he was apprehended for until he could testify saying, "I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. Now is laid for me a crown of righteousness..." (II Tim.4:7-8). This is your testimony if you'll come in as a cargo into God's ship now. The harvest is plentiful but the labourers are few. God wants to enlist you but will you heed? Mark it, this enlistment goes beyond becoming a clergy. God lacks enough right men in all human endeavours. All you need to do is to find the area or field of your function and come into same and you'll see God use you for humanity as you take steps with Him.
PRAYER: Lord, arrest all persecutors of Christ, the church and the gospel. Let them preach what they're antagonizing.
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Acts 25:13-26:1 & Psalms 11-16
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