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MANDATE: NO NEGOTIATION! Wednesday 12 September


Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

Memorise: Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. 1 Corinthians 7:24

Read: 1 Corinthians 7:18-24

If there was one Bible character who was sure of his divine calling and followed it to the end, it was Moses. He gave no room for negotiation with Pharaoh. But supposing after the initial demonstration of power at the palace, Pharaoh reminded Moses of his childhood days when they both grew up as princes in the same palace, and based on his antecedents offered Moses a big reward or position in Egypt in place of his God-given mission to liberate the Israelites? What would have become the fate of the Israelites if Moses had compromised? Today, several fire-brand preachers of salvation, holiness, and deliverance have negotiated their calling with the devil and received in its place pleasure, worldly fame, glory, wealth and position. Have you dumped your high calling and specific assignment for some worldly considerations? Did God anoint you and send you to the streets or mission fields and villages to win souls to Him as an evangelist but you accepted the offer of some church to occupy a big post and be paid some big money and dumped your original mandate? Remember, one day, you will account for the original mandate and not the fake one the flesh or devil has given to you.

Any position, promotion or offer that takes you out of God’s original mandate is simply a negotiation for your calling and must be rejected. It is worthy to note that your divine assignment is rooted in God’s covenant. For instance, the assignment of Moses was deeply rooted in God’s covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and any failure would have affected God’s covenant for Israel. God has a total plan for the Body of Christ but gives every member of this body a piece of the plan – the one just meant for the fellow. If you dump your original mandate for any reason, there will be a vacuum. Just imagine as part of the body, a leg is missing, movement of the whole body will be seriously impeded. God may have to do some juggling or reassign someone else to do your assignment and this is why you must not forsake your assignment. Be true and faithful to it and do not let God’s Kingdom be a disadvantage as a result.

KEY POINT:
Father, let me never lose focus of Your mandate upon my life.
 
Bible in one year: Psalms 40-42

Comments

  1. OffiongSeptember 12, 2012 at 6:50 AM

    Oh Lord help me not to negotiate with world like Judas, Demas, the salvation and my Mandate you gaveme.... IJN

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    Oh God, let me never lose focus of Your mandate upon my life.IJN
    ........Ay

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    MI O NI BAYE LO ............... OVI

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2012 at 9:20 PM

    Lord,help me 2 know my calling and purpose on earth so I dnt fall into d wrong way.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2012 at 6:55 AM

    Lord help me to remain forcus in ur word.and wht it says to my life.



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