Sunday, 20 October 2013

GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOU BY BISHOP MIKE BAMIDELE


Jer.29:11, Gal.1:15, Jer 1:5. All these scriptures show us that God has a definite plan for all of us. Some knows God’s plan but because they want to please men, they jettison God’s plan, some others because they want to  gratify the flesh conclude that following God’s plan will be difficult, they therefore pack it aside; every one of us need to know and follow the plan of God for our lives. God has a plan for every area of our life. There is a plan for your marital, academic, financial and every other area of your life. May you locate this plan in Jesus Name.

From Gen 15:13 God began to reveal unto Abraham His plan for him and his generations after him up to 400 years ahead. God showed him that Israel will be in bondage for 400 years and will thereafter come forth with a great substance. God showed him he would die in a good old age and in peace. God also revealed to him that his seed would repossess the land He has promised him. If God showed Abraham his future, God can also show you your future and even that of your children after you. God can show you things ahead. All what God told Abraham will happen according to His plan for Him happened. However, Abraham cooperated with God and did not walk contrary to God’s pleasure. Abraham pleased God. He followed God Fully. If the plan of God would work in our lives even after we have discovered it, we must live our lives for Him. Our lives must be pleasing unto God so that the devil will not have power to scuttle the plan.

In Gen. 25:23 God revealed to Isaac and Rebecca the future. Rebecca was told she had two nations in her womb and that the elder will serve the younger, Rom 9:10. This speaks of the reality of a plan. Without any iota of doubt, God has a plan for our lives and He is willing to reveal it unto us if we are willing to find out. How do I find out the plan of God for my life?

Get hold of the Word of God to discover God’s plan. The plan of God is contained in His word which He has made available to you and me. You are about to be ushered into a new level of revelation that will key you into God’s plan for your life. God has a plan for individuals, for families, for communities, for nations and for the church. You are not an accident! Where you are planted, God has a purpose for you. Jer 1:8, Gal 1:15, Jer. 29:11 the plan of God for your life is a good one. Paul from the womb has been separated for God’s use. Some have discovered God’s plan for their lives, some are in the process of discovering God’s plan and some having found out God’s plan for their lives are not pleased with it and are working out their own plan implying that they are better or wiser than God, they will soon discover how wrong they are; some have a wrong conception that God’s plan will not give them room to make money or enjoy themselves due to what they have heard or seen and are therefore afraid to ask or even find out; know this sure, every plan of God will lead you to a glorious end, never an end of shame. 

There are however, some, who having discovered the plan of God for their lives have started walking in it but along the way, the devil has derailed them with compromise Heb 11:25. It is in your hand to see the plan of God fulfilled in your life. Though God has a plan for you it is your choice to accept the plan after you have discovered it. Only the plan of God is sorrow free. Any other plan will not only bring you abundant sorrow, but they will ultimately destroy you. Worse still, is the fact that many never fulfill the plan of God for their lives; though they did great things in the sight of men, yet on Gods reckoning, they did nothing. We need to ask God to reveal His plan to us. The plan of God for your life is revealed in His word. Eph1:18.

MAKING NEWS BY LOVE BY BISHOP MIKE BAMIDELE

NEWS MAKERS recognize the importance of little acts of kindness. They do not allow an opportunity to show tenderness, humanness through kind gestures to pass them by. They are fully aware that the big things of life are made up of a collection of the small things of life. It is these little acts of kindness that turns them into news makers. No one forgets the one who shows him kindness in this grim, cold and hard world. If someone now goes out of his way to pay attention to a little human need, he becomes an instant celebrity.
News makers give a smile, a pat on the back, a gentle hug, a squeezing of the hand, a loving nod of approval, a lifting of hand to salute, a wave of the hand and other little acts of king gestures. If you want to be a News Maker, you must perform these little acts of kindness. Pay attention to the needs in the lives of others. Give the identification of the needs of others close attention. Matthew. 10:42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
All little action makes news in heaven and they will be fully rewarded. Rehab’s action made news. She was rewarded by being spared (Joshua.6:25) The Shunamite woman’s hospitality made impact on Elisha. A prophetic child was released to her as a reward (2kg4:17). The woman with the alabaster box of oil registered her impact on the life of the Lord Jesus by lavishing the expensive oil on Him; she made news that is still being spread till today. She was a news maker because of her acts of love. Mark 14:9 Verily I say unto you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.