June 3, 2013
Have you ever wondered why we call God the God of Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob? I agree He is God of Abraham because Abraham was the father of faith. He
is God of Isaac because Isaac was obedient; he was willing to be sacrificed.
But God of Jacob, c’mon! Hey, Jacob was a cheater and a scam. So how come
God is saying He is the God of Jacob?
What God is trying to tell us is that, He is not just the God of saints
and perfect people; He is the God of those who have had a rough past. He is the
God of those who have failed before.
Later in life, Jacob became a great man and God had to change his name
from Jacob (deceiver) to Israel (cleansed with God).
Stop using your past as an excuse for your present situation. Some
people are fond of saying, “if only I was given birth to in maybe Abuja or
London, then things would have been a little better.”
The four lepers looked beyond their medical status, and forged ahead,
then why not you? Isaac saw famine in Gerar so much that people were relocating
to Egypt and other neighboring countries. But Isaac did not use the fact that
there was famine or that people were moving as an excuse not to sow. He sowed
in that land and reaped a 100 fold harvest.
The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof. Silver and gold
belongs to our God. Honestly, you don’t have any excuse for failure. Wake up
this moment and do away with that garment of excuse. Jesus could have told the
Father, “Don’t let me die now because there are still more sinners,” but He
didn’t say that because He knew that excuses are for losers.
Your color, age, stature, gender or origin is not an excuse, destinies
are tied to you. If you refuse to fulfill your destiny, you deny them the
opportunity to fulfill theirs.
I pray that you shall fulfill destiny in Jesus Name. Amen!
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