Date: Thursday, 16th May, 2024
Text: Psalm 139:13-16
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Each of us is unique in his own way. There are no two people in the world that look exactly the same in everything. That means you are special. And that is why it is wrong for you to compare yourself with others. Be thankful to God for who you are; for what you have and what you don’t have.
More than you know yourself God knows you. He has a purpose for your life and so you are purpose-built. You will discover that you lack certain attributes that are found in others. You lack those attributes because your purpose in life may not require them. And if you feel anything is wrong with you or mussing in your life, it is only right for you to go back to your Manufacturer. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you”- Matthew 7:7.
David said to God, “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be-Psalm 139:13-16.
He knows what will work for you and what will not. He has the password of your life; only him has the formula of success that will work for you. If another person uses the same formula, it may not work. Each person has to receive his own from God. The fact that someone you know is successful in a business venture does not mean you should go into the same business.
He told Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5
Many of us struggle in life because we have not realized the above truths. You need to seek the Lord Jesus Christ who knows you more than you know yourself. Surrender to his management and watch him guide you to the uttermost.
Prayer Nugget: Lord Jesus I acknowledge that you know me more than I know myself; please, guide me to the very end.