THE MANDATES
Genesis 1:26-28 (28) – God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” (NIV)
Read: Acts 7:9-10
The Bible reading for today indicates God’s purpose for human creation. Humans are to be fruitful, to multiply, and to exercise dominion. Within the confines of these purposes lie two mandates: the Adamic mandate and the divine mandate. The Adamic mandate is the quest for material achievements, while the divine mandate is the spiritual design for humankind to showcase the glory of God.
If you would be fruitful and command dominion in your spheres of life, the divine mandate must drive your physical cravings and activities. When you structure your life according to heaven’s pattern, the Holy Spirit will direct your ambition and help you conform to your purpose.
There are two key things to do to fulfil God’s agenda for your life:
1. Identify your potential: Your potential is a function of your purpose. When you release your Adamic tendencies and vulnerability to God, He will carve out your potential and help you maximise opportunities. This will cause your borders to become larger and make you relevant. Therefore, focus on your potential; they are an indicator and a pointer to your divine destiny.
2. Be diligent and guided by God: Cut down on excesses, be diligent, and be directed by the Holy Spirit. It is only labour with divine backing that attracts favour. Joseph was blessed not only because he was diligent but mainly because he patterned his life on God’s mandate.
PRAYER
Hymn: His Eye Is on the Sparrow — Civilla D. Martin (1905)
1. Father, cause me to prioritise Your agenda over my physical preferences.
(MIDNIGHT PRAYER)
1. Father, let the rain of affliction flooding my life, my family, and my nation come to an end.
2. Father, hasten the steps of my divinely ordained helpers to locate and assist me!
3. Father, awaken the sleeping giant within me and allow it to realise its full potential.
BE BLESSED!
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