PRESSING INTO YOUR DESTINY

Pressing Into Your Destiny

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jer. 29:11).

For we are his workmanship, CREATED IN Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath BEFORE ORDAINED that we should walk in them (Eph. 2:10).

For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among MANY brethren. More-over whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified: and whom He justified, them He also GLORIFIED (Rom. 8:29-30).

The Bible further declares our destiny or destination to be the end of this race, "the end of our faith, even the salvation of your souls" (I Pet. 1:9).To press into our destiny is to press into the high calling, to press toward the mark for the prize.( Phil. 3:14)

The Apostle Paul uses the metaphor of the RUNNER in the games who reaches the goal and wins the prize (1 Cor. 9:24; Phil. 3:13-14; Heb. 12:1). Moreover, the GOAL or DESTINATION of this race-our DESTINY-

THE GOAL, THE END OF THE RACE IS A PERSON! The "high (upward) calling" of Philippians 3:14 and the "heavenly calling" of Hebrews 3:1 is that each of us has been summoned forward to be like Jesus, to be conformed to His image and likeness! The Bible further declares our destiny or destination to be the END of this race-the "end" is a Person! Our INDIVIDUAL GOAL is to BECOME LIKE JESUS (see Rom. 8:29; 2 Cor. 3:18; Heb. 2:10-11; 1 Jn. 4:17). Our CORPORATE GOAL is "THE UNITY OF THE FAITH" (Eph. 4:13 with Jn. 17:20-23), UNTIL CHRIST IS FULLY FORMED IN A PEOPLE (Col. 1:27 with 1 Cor. 12:12; Gal. 4:19; Rev. 14:1-5).

Mark 4:35-41. Jesus has commanded us to go to the other side, the realm of the SPIRIT. The MULTITUDES had to be sent away. They took Him as He WAS. There were other LITTLE SHIPS (other beliefs), but we need to stay with the one that Jesus is on! There must be STORMS and tribulation, but this ship cannot go down, through it is "full" of water. In Mark 5, we make it to the other side, and encounter the demoniac; the Woman, the bleeding Church lacking divine government; and Jairus' daughter.

OUR DESTINY IS OUR DESTINATION/ OUR DESTINY IS A PERSON (JESUS CHRIST)

DESTINY- PREDESTINED FOR WHAT?

1. DOMINION ON THE EARTH- AUTHORITY OVER CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE POWER OF THE ENEMY. GEN. 1:26

2. TO BE CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF CHRIST/ MANIFESTATION OF THE SONS/ DAUGHTERS OF GOD ON THE EARTH. EPH. 1:4-5

3. ORDAINED TO DO GOOD WORKS. EPH. 2:10

4. ORDAINED IN YOUR TALENTS/SKILLS, PURPOSE/S,CALLING/S (GIFTS) JER. 1:5, 2 TIM. 8:9-10

5. TO HAVE A HOPEFUL FUTURE. JER. 29:11

6. TO FULFILL YOU DAYS ON THE EARTH. PS. 139:16

7. TO DO GOD’S WILL. HEB. 10:7, PS. 40:6-8, PROV. 16:9

8. TO MAKE YOUR WAY PROSPEROUS AND HAVE GOOD SUCCESS. JOSHUA 1:8

9. WHOLENESS IN SPIRIT, SOUL AND BODY 1 THESS. 5:23

10. WALK WORTHY OF YOUR CALLING IN GOD. COL 1:10, EPH. 4:1

11. RIGHTEOUSNESS (RIGHT REALTIONSHIP), PEACE ( WHOLENESS AND SECURITY) AND JOY IN THE HOLY GHOST (FLOWING IN THE RIVER OF GOD)

12. GLORIFY GOD AND WORSHIP HIM FOREVER.