Rhapsody Of Realities 5 April 2024 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy) – Yield Your Ambitions To Divine Guidance
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TOPIC: Yield Your Ambitions To Divine Guidance (Rhapsody of Realities 5 April 2024)
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end (Jeremiah 29:11).
Rhapsody Of Realities For Today’s MESSAGE:
The Bible tells us how God chose Moses to be Israel’s deliverer. However, his ambition got the better of him, and he took matters into his own hands. In Exodus 2:11-22, Moses witnessed an Egyptian mistreating a Hebrew. In anger, he killed the Egyptian and tried to hide the body.
The next day, when he tried to intervene in a scuffle between two Hebrews, one of them questioned his authority and asked if he was going to kill him as he killed the Egyptian. Afraid that his action of killing the Egyptian wasn’t a secret after all, Moses fled to the land of Midian.
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In Stephen’s address to the Sanhedrin, as recounted by Luke in Acts 7, he underscores Moses’ assumption that his brethren would have recognized him as God’s chosen deliverer. Acts 7:25 (MSG) says, “He thought his brothers would be glad that he was on their side, and even see him as an instrument of God to deliver them. But they didn’t see it that way.”
Moses allowed his zeal to becloud and overshadow God’s intended process. At the time, he didn’t surrender his ambition to divine guidance. God chose him to be the deliverer, okay, but he tried to work things out his way. It’s a mistake many people make.
In your life, learn to surrender your ambitions to His divine guidance. Follow God’s plan, the heavenly blueprint. He’s more passionate about your success than you could ever be. I discovered this early as I started ministry, which changed my life. Learn to pursue His dream and do things His way; it’ll take away the stress and the struggle.
Remember the warning that God gave to Moses later when he was to build the Tabernacle; He said, “…See…that thou make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount” (Hebrews 8:5). When you follow His prescribed order, you won’t have to fight for anything; success will be effortless. You’d keep gliding from glory to glory. Things are straightforward when you follow the Lord’s guidance and do things His way.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I surrender my ambitions to your divine guidance and make every moment of my life count for the Gospel. I find joy in pleasing you and walking in your perfect will. Thank you for being more interested in my success than I could ever be, reflecting your steadfast love and overflowing grace. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Proverbs 3:5- 6: Trust the LORD with all your heart; lean not on your understanding. Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will direct your paths.
Psalm 37:5—Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he will bring [it] to pass.
John 16:13 – Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 10:25-42 & Joshua 23-24
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Romans 7:12-25 & Psalm 108
Remember to share with all your friends and loved ones today. Thank you, and God bless you richly.
Rhapsody of Realities 2024 Devotional was written by Pastor Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (D.Sc., D.D.)—President of Loveworld Inc. aka Christ Embassy Int’l.
