THE POWER OF PURPOSE 3

From the desk of Pastor Tunde Daniels

Sunday 25th October 2015

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
(Daily Devotional)

" For this purpose the son of God  manifest...(1Jon.3:8)

THE POWER OF PURPOSE 3

Apostle Paul was one man we can say fulfilled his God given purpose. He was a man on a mission. He travelled light, practiced discipline, avoided distraction and kept his eyes on the ball...."one thing I do forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal(Phil. 3:3-4). Successful organisations  live by mission statements that each member if the team can understand; they keep it before them all the time. God told prophet habakuk...write the vision, make it plain..that he may run that reads it.(Hab.2:2). You must write your mission statement down, read it regularly, Remember it at all times and run with it. Your greatest enemy isn't opposition, its distractions. It's keeping your eyes off what's not important. The story was told of a soldier that was caught by the Roman army. The Roman emperor always use the prisoners of war for sport in third amphitheatre. On one of the occasions , the soldier that was caught was given a spoonful of water to carry around the stadium with the condition that he will be killed if a drop of water fall from that spoon. At each side if the theatre is crowd cheering him on and at the other side is another group jeering at him. At last he made it without losing a drop. He was asked how was able to accomplish that feat and which group in the crowd helped him. He answered, 'none'! He emphasized the fact that at that point his life was in that spoonful of water and that was what mattered throughout the race. Guard against distractions either from those gating you or hailing you. They might be carrying out their purpose, but don't let them stop you from carrying out yours!

Prayer Point

Father God, let the door of destiny fulfilment be opened unto me in Jesus name.

Daily Bible Reading

Jeremiah 43-45; 1Timothy 5; Psalm 119:65-72