Message Notes

Discovering Destiny and Fulfilling It

WHAT IS “DESTINY”

1. It is a calling

2. It is discovering what that Calling is

3. It is fulfilling that Calling effectively

HOW MAY ONE’S DESTINY BE DISCOVERED?

1. Revelation from God

a) God reveals

b) God explains

c) God empowers

2. Reception of God’s revelation about Destiny

a) Initial reaction

b) Incredulity

c) Impossibility

JEREMIAH’S DESTINY

1. To be God’s servant

2. To be God’s prophet

ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT DESTINY

1. Pre-destination

a) Positive encouragement

b) Planned by God

c) Power of God to ensure success

2. Pre-destination

a) Poorly understood

b) It is mere fate

c) There is resignation to one’s fate

THE OUTWORKINGS OF PRE-DESTINATION

1. Many lessons to be learned along the way

a) About God

b) About Life

c) About Faith

d) About People

e) About Self

2. A dynamic approach to understanding Pre-destination

a) Appreciation of God

i) His Divine Plans revealed

ii) Divine Power at work

b) Exciting lessons to be learned

i) To discover how the Divine Principles work in life

ii) To learn how Prayer works

iii) To learn about how the Word of God works

iv) To learn about how our work fits in

3. Confirmation of our Fulfilling our Destiny

a) We will be equipped for the tasks given to us

b) We will be empowered

c) We will see God’s will fulfilled

WHY IT DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK FOR SOME

1. Lack of knowledge

2. Lack of a strong relationship with God

3. Lack of faith

4. Lack of necessary work

5. Lack of perseverance

6. Lack of empowering from the Spirit of God

7. Lack of wisdom to discern what God is communicating to us

ENCOURAGEMENT TO OUR HEARTS

1. To learn how to see things from God’s perspective

a) He has greater plans than ours

b) He has greater thoughts than ours

2. Seeing things from God’s perspective

a) The long view (eternity)

b) The broad view (all encompassing)

c) The deep view (wisdom and discernment needed)

d) Exercising faith in God’s way of working

3. The exercising of our faith

a) To understand the Examples given to us in the Scriptures

b) To believe in God and His word

c) To live by faith

THE EXAMPLE OF JEREMIAH

1. His calling to be a prophet of God

a) Human standpoint

i) Too young

ii) Lack of ability to speak

iii) Lacking in knowledge

iv) Lacking in experience

b) Divine Standpoint

i) God’s calling

ii) God’s word

iii) God’s promise

iv) God’s power

2. The Success of Jeremiah in fulfilling his Destiny

a) His faith held

b) He was a faithful prophet of God

c) He fulfilled what God called him to do

3. How did he succeed?

a) He learned how to interact with God

b) He persevered in prayer

c) He was willing to be corrected

d) He was humble enough to learn the necessary lessons of ministry and life

e) He persevered though he felt discouraged

f) He learned how to run with the footmen

g) He also learned how to run with the horses

APPLICATION TO OUR LIFE TODAY

1. The search for our Destiny

2. Growth in our knowledge of God

3. Acquisition of knowledge of God’s word

4. Cultivation of a significant relationship with God

5. Discovering what God has called us to do

6. Faithfulness needed

7. Integrity of character needed

8. Confirmation in our life and ministry