MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 06/03/2024

WEDNESDAY - 6TH MARCH, 2024

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO

SINLESS SAINTS: THOSE WHO COULD CAST THE STONE

Read John 8:8 - 11

John 8:7, KJV

"So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."

It is indeed true that if you have not received mercy, you may not have learnt to give same. It is usually the cup with which you're measured that you tend to use to measure unto others. If you've enjoyed mercy somewhere, you'll really want to give mercy also as a refund and replenishment to others especially in that same area. An illustration I give. 

I once got to a place where funding my education proved abortive and impossible any longer during my undergraduate days. Only that I enjoyed the mercy of a local scholarship. Due to this, I'm usually moved at every announcement on the inadequacy of students to pay their tuition. I see my having a tertiary education as an act of mercy, having found myself almost becoming a drop out. I found it an obligation of a sort therefore to help people fulfill their dreams by involving or contributing to sponsoring their education. This is how the mercy you have received teaches you to show others mercy. One time, Jesus washes the feet of His disciples. Afterwards, He instructs them to do likewise unto others. For that example, He sets a pattern.

John 13:13-15, KJV

"13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you."

Doing likewise unto others will be proceeding from having received previously such a ministration. You naturally are taught by it to behave yourself. You therefore don't overestimate your service or your ministry to people in your own day because you're a debtor and fruit of some people's ministries also. 

Watch those who are unnecessarily difficult in life however, they might have lacked mercy in their journey. Instead of enjoying mercy, they probably suffered somewhere. Having being abused this way, not learning how best to treat others, they mismanage and maltreat them. That may be because they once met people who made their journey difficult and utmostly stressful. For having not enjoyed kindness, they naturally by default dish same to others. This is where by naturalness, "they do unto others like men have done unto them." I observe the power of modelling there. What you model to people by doing is what they easily pick up to do because they'll find it easier having had an example in front of them. They'll just pick a cue from you. So, if you sow wickedness to people, you may be teaching them callousness to their own after-comers also.

In the verse we began to probe yesterday, Jesus responds to the persistent demand of the scribes and pharisees by saying, "he who has not sinned amidst you, let him cast the first stone." This statement if critically explored means, "permission is only granted to he that has not sinned or can prove so." Only such has the go ahead to cast stones. Now, let us assume there's someone like that in the congregation of those accusers that day who could cast stones because he has not sinned, hope you know his being empowered to cast stones will be coming from the fact that he has never for once sinned let alone receive God's mercy, pardon or forgiveness at a juncture. On that note, same may not be required of him to give or show to others. However, all of them were paralyzed and couldn't prove otherwise because they also at one time or the other had sinned and had enjoyed God's mercy. On that note, they were under obligation to give mercy. That is what Jesus confronts them with. He punctures them where they'll see their human foolishness, see themselves as legalistic men and repent. In that way, they couldn't stone the adulterous woman. They therefore relented and went away from the eldest to the youngest. 

It means those unjust scribes and Pharisees acknowledge being recipients of God's mercy and forgiveness too. Therefore, their conscience prick them and their hearts smother them to give up the case. 

I started by saying, "he who has received mercy will give mercy but he who hasn't may not have been taught to give same." He won't just understand why he should. If somebody needs tuition fee now, how it'll hit or resonate with me if I heard will be different from how it'll hit you. Our differing responses are so because I was once in that condition while you can't testify to what it means to ever desperately need tuition. Meanwhile, you may respond faster somewhere else where giving mercy comes to you as a force of reminder - of how you'd failed if God had not stepped in to rescue you also. 

So, whenever you get to see judgemental people, it might be that they themselves were shown no kindness by anyone. Because they have therefore not been spared, they care less who becomes a scape goat. So, such might seek to cast the first stone because they believe they owe no man no duty or obligation that needs repayment. Today, God wants you to check yourself. Are you a giver of mercy? Are you moved by a bowel of compassion when you see people like sheep without shepherd being harassed by hunger, sickness or a need etc? I tell you, "if you have received mercy, you'll be moved to give mercy." Only those who haven't received mercy [yet none has not because God gives his rain to fall both upon the righteous and the unrighteous] will deny others of it. 

PRAYER: Father, may I learn to do unto others as you have done and role modelled to me. I shall not be a hypocrite. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 4:1-5:31, Mark 12:18-37, Psalm 48:1-14, Proverbs 10:26

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 05/03/2024

TUESDAY - 5TH MARCH, 2024

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO

WHY WE SHOULD FORGIVE

Read John 8:1-11

John 8:7, KJV

"So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."

You have a reason to forgive. You might have been hurt. This hurt may even be coming from your spouse - as those who mostly and deeply offend us are our integral parts and those closest to us. However, you need to forgive. A just reason will be because Christ commands it (Lk.6:37). Meanwhile, God is set to convince you with yet another reason to forgive. 

When this woman was caught in the very act of adultery and brought to Jesus, condemnation of a sort was being expected of the scribes and pharisees to be meted to her. Though they came to tempt Jesus as to see if He'll rubbish what Moses had commanded to do as to have a wherewithal to hold Him; Jesus, ever leading his foe in wit answered thus, "he who has not sinned among you, let him cast the first stone."

Except those elders will become hypocrites just then, which offcourse is most difficult for them to do, [for they know they have not been walking in blameless or sinless perfection]; they'd lied. Like any Christian, they have stumbled one way or the other and have erred. Even if they have been forgiven and their sins wiped off, it didn't still cancel the fact that they were once debtors who were forgiven. This thought should be in all of us that we were once debtors - sinners who were forgiven and translated into the kingdom of His beloved Son and then believers who receive pardon whenever they err. Your own error might anyway not have been that public but that doesn't justify your grinning at another because yours was a secret sin. Jesus was saying, "if you once fell or stumbled at sin and were all forgiven, should you be here advocating for the death of another? In essence, He was asking them, "what justifies you over her?You were not killed in your own day and in your own time when you erred but were pardoned and here you are, seeking justification and the hand of judgement against another." I say to you, "any of you who has not sinned should cast the first stone."

Obviously, all of them became paralyzed, immobile, dropping the stones with which they thought they'd execute judgement on this woman and leaving one by one from the eldest to the youngest. The Spirit is saying, "if you have received mercy, you should show mercy." As a matter of fact, you'll be held up in judgement by God if you've been an object of the mercy of God and you're refusing to do likewise to men when you have the power of judgement/pardon over them. When my younger ones erred and I pursued them around to measure to them as they've measured to me, my father would say in those old days, "let it go." If I insisted, he'll say, "but you did just that during your growing up years." At times, he might say," you even did more than that." What was he hinting at? The fact that I should forgive because I've once received mercy.

Christ once related the parable of a man who owes his lord. His Lord commanded that he and his household be sold to clear the debt. However, he pleaded and was forgiven by him. Shockingly, this same man on leaving the king's court sees another servant who owes him and holds tenaciously to him to pay up. Has he forgotten that he himself had just obtained mercy as an object of mercy? Why should he be this chronic, unthinking and unforgiving? It took not long before he was reported for unforgiveness by other servants and so taking in by the king (Matt.18:23-25). That's the judgement and end of all who have once received mercy but who refuse to give to others. Expressly, Jesus says, "blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy" (Matt.5:7). If you've not been receiving mercy, you probably want to check whether you've been sowing seeds of mercy. In the academia, there are lecturers who are not merciful. They behave as if they become all by their effort without mercy having worked for them at some point. They never recall that a mouth once spoke to advocate for their causes also. If that was not done, they might be nowhere today. Now, they are the ones making life difficult for students they should show mercy to without compromising the ethics and set standards of their profession. God will visit you and mete to you like he meted to that forgiven but unforgiven servant. 

Look, God is our model. If He forgives us, we should forgive. Even Christ cries, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do" (Lk.23:34). Imagine Jesus still praying for His offenders and persecutors. You might claim your own offender was in his own right senses but that ain't still a justification because you've always received mercy yourself. God is not telling us to do what He has not already done for you. He's not the pharisees who command and won't lift a finger at the burden (Matt. 23:4). We err many times but He keeps forgiving us. As a matter of fact, He made provision for us in the blood of Jesus that we may be cleansed when we err. For the Bible says, "...the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sins (I John 1:7)" and "if any man doth sin [acknowledging the fact that we can err], we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, He's the propitiation for our sins [as believers] and also for the whole world" (I John 2:1-2). Did you see that?

So, if you're reading this, saying you won't forgive him or her, you'll be putting a barrier to God forgiving you also. However, a question God is asking you today is, "if you have not sinned [and ever forgiven before], be the first to cast the first stone [start judging or start the process of judging right away].

PRAYER: Lord, I surrender all at your feet. I let go that I may gain you always. I forgive and I'm cured of whatsoever sickness or affliction unforgiveness has opened me up to.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Numbers 2:1-3:51, Mark 11:27-12:17, Psalm 47:1-9, Proverbs 10:24-25

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 02/03/2024

SATURDAY - 2ND MARCH, 2024

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO

HAPPY NEW MONTH!!!

YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF YOUR CALLING

Genesis 45:5, KJV

"Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life."

Your calling has a purpose and end to it. Moreso, there are people who are allocated and connected to your calling from the Lord. If you heed your calling, you'll find this to be true. You'll observe that there are those your calling is meant to save or give its ministry to. Every calling is sent and meant to be benefited by some carved out people. 

In today's Bible reading, we read of Joseph. He confessed that he was sent ahead of his brethren to preserve life - their lives. What he became was a platform for them to live. Joseph was promoted, achieving such prominence for their sakes. Joseph has a calling and that exact statement - "of being raised to preserve their lives" is why God raised his calling up. The people who are divinely attached to his calling are his brethren or the whole of Israel - the entire family of Jacob then. So, as he rises, they were meant to rise with him. Every calling has jurisdiction. Yours may be individual, family or nation targeting. As for the calling of Joseph, it was nation targeting. It was not only to save the nation Egypt but rather to preserve his own family - the nation of Israel. God is committed to His people and if His promise of Israel becoming a vast people (as made to Abraham) would come to pass, they needed to be preserved from what could extinct them. This way, God sets a plan in motion. It was "Operation Joseph in Egypt."

This is why all of us must fulfil our calling and become who God said we should become. Not fulfilling your calling means leaving some people to suffer somewhere. Imagine what would happen if Jesus didn't become the minister He became. First, those in the region and shadow of death upon whom light has sprung eventually wouldn't be able to receive any light (Matt.4:16). They would have continued in darkness, being diversely buffeted by Satan. Then, Jesus wouldn't have been able to benefit the whole world by saving us from our sins. So you see, every calling has its membership or coverage. The membership coverage of Jesus' calling is the whole world. No wonder, John 3:16 says, "for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."

You are not been raised for yourself. You are being raised for some people. The fate of some people are attached to you. What you become might be what they'll become. Without you becoming anything, they might not find a voice and a platform for themselves. Imagine if Joseph had eaten the forbidden apple - slept with his boss' wife. He wouldn't have made it thus far to the palace let alone becoming such a significant leader of influence that'll open Egypt to his own family members. So, what the devil does is to waylay you and hinder you from achieving the purpose of your calling. He was seeking to do that to Jesus as well. Jesus Himself got to a place where He said in contemplation, "if it pleases You (the Father), make this cup pass over me" (Luke 22:42). If it had passed, there wouldn't have been any potency sealing our redemption. We would have remained lost and irredeemed. 

Before you backslide, allow laziness or other distraction to take you away from walking on the road of your calling, think of the so many faces that may be connected to your calling. When the Bible says, "the hart pants after streams of water" (Psalm 42:1), I'll like you to know that the "streams of water" has found its purpose just by the hart drinking from it. It has found who the member of its calling is and who to minister to. That's the hart that out of thirst from a long distance would come to drink from it. God didn't create the stream for itself but that it'll give drink to others. If an ordinary inanimate creation of God is registering purpose, what about you? You don't want people who are created and attached to your calling to wait still not finding expression because you eventually didn't pursue your calling or didn't become anything with it. Thank God Joseph didn't disappoint Israel for whom he was sent ahead. Thank God Jesus didn't disappoint the entire world that He was to save from their sins (Matt.1:21). May you too not disappoint the members of your calling. If Adam had thought it well that his decision of eating just one apple would be far consequential and disappointing, he wouldn't have done so. Death came into the world and spread to all of us just through one man - because of his sin. However, thank God that just as death came into the world by one, so also we have and receive life by one! (Rom.5:17-19). While somebody disobeys; another adheres. May you adhere; therefore bringing consolation and your calling's ministry to those afore ordained of the Father. May anyone awaiting your manifestation not be disappointed. If you don't know, there are those in darkness and in the region and shadow of death who are waiting for your calling and the deliverance it will avail to be unveiled. May you ever stand up.

PRAYER: Lord, I stand up. I heed and pursue my calling. I bring ministry and ministration to many - the hope of the nations. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Leviticus 24:1-25:46, Mark 10:13-31, Psalm 44:9-26, Proverbs 10:20-21

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 01/03/2024

SATURDAY - 1ST MARCH, 2024

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Happy New Month!!!

AN EXCEPTIONAL SON OF JESSE

I Samuel 16:18, KJV

"Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him."

Your goal in life is simple. It is to realize yourself. What does it means to realize oneself? It means "using oneself or discharging oneself fully." That is your goal and you don't want to back off from it. I hope how it does me and many others is how it is doing you. When there is still more to do, the feeling would be echoed from my inside and I'll know what to pursue and what next to give attention to. There's a peak that each of our personal potential could get to. It's God's will that we'll horn ourselves to reach such peak in all seriousness and dedication. 

While Saul is in search of a good harp player, David receives a recommendation. He was praised to the King. Now, David is a multidimensional man. However, he found a way of realizing himself. All that was written of him in that verse were all he became or was outrightly known for. He became the sweet psalmist of Israel, a man with a courageous heart - a warrior of many battles, a man of good judgement, a comely man and then one who have God's presence. If you have many gifts, passion or inclination and there's need to pursue them all, you'll know from your inside. All of them as integral part of you will win your approval and desire you to fulfill them. Realizing ourselves means becoming all we are perceiving of ourselves. It's possible to be a writer, singer, actress and a model in one's life time by an immersing into each trade. You only need to find a starting point without letting go of others. You can horn each skill or related gifts in your life and take them to ascension. We are on earth to spend ourselves fully. As a matter of fact, by the time I am going back to God in death, no iota of potential in me should still be crying out to God for fulfilment. My thirst should have been doused and I should have been satiated by a life well lived so much more that I won't have a personal sense of loss at departure.

David is cunning in harp playing, a courageous man of war, of good judgement and then of handsome appearance who God is with. Each of these are the parts that makes up David. To have been described as "cunning in harp playing", it means David practiced until he became very exceptional and a distinguished harp player. It means those moments in the desert, David would relinquish in harp playing until this skill got horned to an exceptional level where it is his uniqueness he now plays as the music suits his very nature. However, he's also a courageous warrior. You wouldn't testify of someone having these traits without having seen him excercised bravery. Surely, the story of having smothered a lion and a bear might have been known by some by this time (I Sam.17:36). That's no small feat. In addition, he's also a man of good judgement or reason. He has good common sense and he's a good thinker. We need such leader and men in our society if we won't be plunged into foolishness and human error that'll consume us all. To further it, David is a handsome man. He has his personal style. To be handsome is not only a function of one's face, figure or frame. It also relates to how one dresses or make-up to beautify one self. You may be beautiful or handsome and paint yourself or dress yourself ugly. However, you may be naturally ugly and make up for it by your creativity in redefining your appearance into your desired person. All these are the skills or graces that engendered David to Saul. To top it all, we read that God is with him. Show me a man with other qualifications who God is not with and I'll show you a man whose candle could be sniffed out. I'll show you a man who'll lack favour and special acceptance by men. I'll show you a man who'll not be protected in all his ways. However, God is with this one. To have God on your side, you must cultivate an intentional relationship with God. You must grow in God, learn how to attract His presence and hear Him speak. All these are the platforms of David. Something will praise you to others as well. As this new month begins, seek to horn it. When taken to an exceptional level, it can't but command attention and put you out there. This is a reminder that if you're multidimensional, you can realize yourself. A new month to you! Safe sail!

PRAYER: I shall not be careless and let fallow without cultivating the gifts, graces and endowments God has given me. I become all. 

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Leviticus 19:1-20:21, Mark 8:11-38, Psalm 42:1-11, Proverbs 10:17

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 29/02/2024

THURSDAY - 29TH FEBRUARY, 2024

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HE FURTHERS US!

II KINGS 4:42, KJV

"And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof . And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat."

There's a work that God does. It is that I proclaim to you. Your hope can't be disappointed. You'll always be in the here and in the now. To be in the here and in the now, you must not lack the provision that can continue you. God does that by making provision meet for you rightly.  

This verse is encoded with some understanding to shrink out. First, Elisha the man of God has a household of sons of prophets who live with him to see to. How do they live? How do they eat? Do they farm? We saw how they live or how they are fed in that same verse. Provision was brought for Elisha by a fellow who praises him enough as a man of God. You'd thought the provision would have been taken to the store. No! Nothing like that. The instruction from the man of God is "to give unto the people that they may eat." It means Elisha had nothing to serve anyone until then. However, a provision came that met need. 

God is on time. This provision came to meet need. God will shake the heavens and the earth for you. He'll unsettle people for your sake. Wherever you have needs, the God of the harvest and of all provisions shall meet them. What sort of provision do you call this one that just entered and was used immediately for the purpose of feeding here and then?

When the Bible says, "give us this day our daily bread (Luke 11:3)", you can testify that it is not a scam. God is obligated to all of His creations. It is what He gives us that we gather. Even the young lion roars after their prey and seek their meat from the Lord (Psalm 104:21). This act here that met immediate need shows the one-time God meeting needs of His own beloved children. 

What you'll eat; with what you'll have life shall come. It shall come. I say it shall come rightly at your hour of need. You shall not be stranded. Never! My Father shall meet your needs. 

PRAYER: Thank You Lord for shaking the heaven and the earth for my sake. Thanks for Your provision that meets time and need.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Leviticus 6:1-7:27, Mark 3:7-30, Psalm 37:1-11, Proverbs 10:3-4

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 28/02/2024

WEDNESDAY - 28TH FEBRUARY, 2024

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WHAT SHOULD CHARACTERIZE OUR LIVES

Numbers 23:24, KJV

"Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain."

This verse should characterize our lives. In the pursuit of purpose, we ought give our eyes no sleep and our eyelids no slumber until we have achieved our intentions. This doesn't mean not sleeping literally until days accumulated into months and months accumulated into years. We know that's impossible. While we may keep vigils occasionally for the realization of our dreams or goals, that place most essentially is calling and breeding us to be people who can't be satiated by pleasure or any other substitute the world has to offer except purpose and its realization.

Some group of men came together for a purpose - to kill Paul. The fact that they meant business was revealed in the resolution they made. They bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they might have killed him (Acts 23:12). That's the kind of resolution, purposeful attacking, focus that I am taking about. One major thing that should be able to guide us this way to achievement is our goal. A life without a goal will be scattered not knowing where to branch or focus. It is when flowing stream or bodies of water lose focus that it becomes a flood. That one as we know blesses no one. However, imagine a body of water that's running in its course without overflowing its boundary. Anything without a focused goal will bring harm. However, when there's a goal, you know what and where to pour yourself into. You give it all and like a wall being besieged, you'll soon see it fall. 

You're meant to rise up as a great lion, lift up yourself like a young lion - not lying down until you have ate of the prey and drank of the blood of the slain. If you watch a lion when it is hungry, you'll have a clearer picture. Because it's hungry, it'll hunt and until its hunger is satiated, there's no turning back or resolution to rest or seek its den. It went hunting for a purpose and that must be achieved before turning back. It doesn't matter how long it takes or what impediments it faces. Something ought to be driving you too. Don't be clueless. Are you telling me you have no dreams? Are you saying you don't want to realize all the human potential God puts in you? That's a debt you owe God. You must discover what capacity you carry, what extent you can go and give yourself to it - serving your generation and those to come with your latent talents, gifts and grace. Something drove those people who bound themselves with an oath to kill Paul. What you have not become that you should become should drive you too. It should become a novel motivation not letting you sit or rest in idleness. As you give all that it takes i.e going to a formal school, engaging in self development, training or rehearsing, collaborating, writing, doing videos etc, you shall see yourself eating of the prey and drinking the blood of the slain. However, put your dream before your eyes first of all. The Psalmist talks of setting the Lord before him (Psalm 16:8). It is what you set before you that you'll see constantly. So, set your dream, aspiration, goal etc before your eyes. Let it have you so you may have it. 

PRAYER: O God of Creation, direct my noble cause/course. 

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Leviticus 19:1-20:21, Mark 8:11-38, Psalm 42:1-11, Proverbs 10:17

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 27/02/2024

TUESDAY - 27TH FEBRUARY, 2024

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WHERE TO FIND JESUS! - Separated Unto Purpose Series 009

Luke 2:48-49, NLT

"48 His parents didn't know what to think. "Son," his mother said to him, "why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been frantic, searching for you everywhere." 49 "But why did you need to search?" he asked. "Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"

You have to know your kiddos and we do by learning who they are and what their greatest love is. If I asked you what could have the attention of each of your children, what would you say to me? If you do not know the greatest love or obsession of your kids, you might suffer for it yourself. Joseph and Mary suffered just for that as seen in today's Bible verses. Imagine if Jesus' parents knew what his greatest love was. They wouldn't have searched for three days looking for Jesus to no avail until... They went everywhere looking for him except the temple. It was when they couldn't locate him at all those places they thought children of his age could be or be attracted to that they eventually came to the temple as a last resort. They were forced to come to the temple. They themselves didn't believe or imagine that their son is such a one that has come to discover purpose at such an early age and is living it. 

You can't predict your kiddo. Some children mature in orientation and purposeful living or its discovery faster than others. That's why they amuse adults who listen to them manifest. The fact that Mary and Joseph predicted Jesus thinking he could be where the cinema was going on at the market place made them not locate Jesus on time. Let me drive home a point. Your kiddo's obsession or his calling manifests also in where he visits or wants to be. We'll be attracted differently and to different places you know. At a very tender age, Steve Jobs was attracted by inventions that he saw from a store's revealing glass. If you ask where such boy would be, I could say around electronics. Jesus would prefer to be at the temple above any other place because that's an identical place for his calling. He told them, "don't you know I must be in my Father's house." Parents who know their kids and what their obsessions are are those who don't miss. They could therefore match or tie their kiddos to their obsessions. While growing up, many of our mothers knew where they could find us and some were oblivion of it too. Those who knew accessed their children faster for errands or for their needs than others. You'll just hear, "he's at XYZ's house." They could tell friends, "go and check him on the football field" or "go to the library." You need to find your child's interest and where it is tied. Engineers won't gather where actors or dancers would be. If your child would love the cinema or theatre, it may be that another Shakespeare is to be revealed. So, if he or she has his choices to be made, you may begin to see him or her flock around media personalities and movie stars. You won't find an Engineer necessarily in such a place. For those looking for Jesus, look no further. He is in His Father's house - the temple. If you'll discover him, go there. Stop walking up and down to no end. Anyone who discovers purpose this early gives parents rest. You're not confused as to where they may be. It's until then you could predict them with assurance that they'll be where their destiny assignment or training is taking place. 

Such early harvest of children to purpose and their specialization is needful if there'll be attention and concentration on their callings. As we round off this series, ask yourself, will I still do second guess if I were asked which place or what thing has the attention of my kids the best". As for Jesus, He was telling his parents, "why the wasted effort? You should know I'll be at the temple. I'm not destined to be a footballer and so I can't be at the field. I'm not destined to be a fisherman and so I can't be at the sea. However, if you're looking for me, "come to the temple." May our children be this purposeful - knowing themselves and educating others to know or discover them same way. 

PRAYER: Father, let my son be purposeful in his pursuit. Let him discover a calling to obsess after as he arises to it.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Leviticus 19:1-20:21, Mark 8:11-38, Psalm 42:1-11, Proverbs 10:17

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