Destiny Blockage

Wednesday 24 June
READ: Phil. 3:11-16
MORE LESSONS: Matt 6:25-34

You do not arrive at your destiny over night; it is a faith-filled life journey with the Holy Spirit. The journey is not all rosy because there are situations and events that will discourage you; however, don’t give up. I have discovered that certain qualities help to smoothen life journey but when a person lacks them, he is handicapped. The weaknesses of our forerunners are lessons for us today to help us to overcome.
One of these is being at ease. Jesus prophesied that Peter would be the rock (one of the builders) of the Church. A fine prophecy but Peter failed to pray even when Christ urged him to. He was at ease; no wonder he denied the Master. But the prayer of the Master went ahead of Peter and he was restored. Secondly, Peter lacked self-confidence; just a simple question from a maid and he compromised. Many believers compromise too often and settle for less than God's provision for them. If Joseph had compromised and yielded to Potiphar's wife, he would have been her favoured servant but without a godly destiny.
The third thing that threatened Peter's destiny was lack of consistency, thus he was rising and falling. It was Peter who received the revelation of Jesus the Son of God and Jesus the bread of life (Matt.16:16-18; Jn 6:68-69). Jesus acknowledged the spirituality of Peter’s declaration. But it was also Peter who chided Jesus when he spoke about His death on the cross and His resurrection. And shortly after Jesus resurrected and ascended to Heaven, Peter abandoned the assignment and went back to fishing. Inconsistency can hinder the fulfilment of your destiny. Stay with the Lord and be fulfilled in life. Tell Him you are feeble and a sinner outside of Him. Ask for help and strength, and He will energise your life, faith and ministry. I pray you will receive God's help today, in Jesus' name.

Prayer/Action
I prophesy that I shall not be a victim of another man’s error in my entire life, in the mighty name of Jesus.