22 SEPTEMBER 2024 SEED OF DESTINY WRITTEN BY THE SENIOR PASTOR, Dr. PAUL ENENCHE

Seeds Of Destiny written by the senior pastor of DUNAMIS gospel international gospel centre, Dr. Paul Enenche:

Sunday 22 September 2024.

Today's TOPIC: Conviction, Not Consensus.

SCRIPTURE: But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Daniel chapter 1 to 8. Hallelujah!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: To develop a godly character, you must be a person of conviction, not consensus.

In our previous study, we saw that vision is key to character development.

We also saw in Daniel chapter 1 to 8, how Daniel’s vision affected his character positively:
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

Daniel purposed in his heart not to defile himself, and this sense of purpose adjusted his character.

Now, having the vision for godly character involves being a person of conviction, not consensus.

A person of character lives by conviction and not by consensus. A person of character does not live by the general opinion and ideas of people.

Today, there are many people who don’t have the mind of their own; they live by the mind of the world system.

But a person of conviction says, “If everyone decides to go to hell, I will decide to go heaven. If everyone decides to collapse on the floor, I will stand on my feet.”

A person of conviction does not go with the vote of the majority; he stands even if it means to stand alone. He stands even if he has to stand alone, and to stand alone on the path of truth is to stand with God.

We live in a world where everyone is following the worldly system of doing things.

For example, if someone dresses in a particular kind of way, everyone begins to dress that way. If someone does her hair in a particular way, everyone would follow that trend. This is the lifestyle of those who live by consensus. But a person of conviction does not live that way.

To develop a godly character, you must be a person of conviction, not consensus.

Remember this: To develop a godly character, you must be a person of conviction, not consensus.

Take this ASSIGNMENTS with you:
#1. Avoid falling into the temptation of living by consensus.
#2. Be a person of conviction so you can have a godly character. Yes sir!

Our PRAYER today: Lord, I ask for the grace to live by conviction. Help me not to live by consensus, Lord, in Jesus Name. Amen!

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT (Part. 1).

QUOTE: Any person, who does not carry your fire, cannot accommodate your future. Conviction must be the reason for association. Culled from the book, “15 KINGDOM STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL” by Dr Paul Enenche.

DAILY READING: Amos chapter 8 to Obadiah 1.

We start with Amos chapter 8, Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, a basket of summer fruit. And He said, “Amos, what do you see?”So I said, “A basket of summer fruit.”Then the Lord said to me:“The end has come upon My people Israel;I will not pass by them anymore. And the songs of the temple Shall be wailing in that day,”Says the Lord God, “Many dead bodies everywhere,They shall be thrown out in silence.” Hear this, you who swallow up the needy,And make the poor of the land fail, Saying:“When will the New Moon be past,That we may sell grain? And the Sabbath,That we may trade wheat?Making the ephah small and the shekel large,Falsifying the scales by deceit, That we may buy the poor for silver,And the needy for a pair of sandals, Even sell the bad wheat?” The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob:“Surely I will never forget any of their works. Shall the land not tremble for this,And everyone mourn who dwells in it?All of it shall swell like the River,Heave and subside Like the River of Egypt. “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God,“That I will make the sun go down at noon,And I will darken the earth in broad daylight; I will turn your feasts into mourning, And all your songs into lamentation;I will bring sackcloth on every waist,And baldness on every head;I will make it like mourning for an only son,And its end like a bitter day. “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God,“That I will send a famine on the land,Not a famine of bread,Nor a thirst for water,But of hearing the words of the Lord. They shall wander from sea to sea,And from north to east;They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord,But shall not find it. Those who swear by the sin of Samaria,Who say,‘As your god lives, O Dan!’And, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives!’They shall fall and never rise again.” “In that day the fair virginsAnd strong young menShall faint from thirst. Hallelujah!

Amos chapter 9, I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said:“Strike the doorposts, that the thresholds may shake,And break them on the heads of them all.I will slay the last of them with the sword.He who flees from them shall not get away,And he who escapes from them shall not be delivered. “Though they dig into hell,From there My hand shall take them;Though they climb up to heaven,From there I will bring them down; And though they hide themselves on top of Carmel,From there I will search and take them;Though they hide from My sight at the bottom of the sea,From there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them; Though they go into captivity before their enemies, From there I will command the sword, And it shall slay them.I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.” The Lord God of hosts,He who touches the earth and it melts,And all who dwell there mourn;All of it shall swell like the River,And subside like the River of Egypt. He who builds His layers in the sky, And has founded His strata in the earth;Who calls for the waters of the sea,And pours them out on the face of the earth, The Lord is His name. “Are you not like the people of Ethiopia to Me,O children of Israel?” says the Lord.“Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt,The Philistines from Caphtor,And the Syrians from Kir? “Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom,And I will destroy it from the face of the earth;Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,”Says the Lord. “For surely I will command,And will sift the house of Israel among all nations,As grain is sifted in a sieve;Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground. All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword,Who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’ “On that day I will raise up The tabernacle of David, which has fallen down,And repair its damages;I will raise up its ruins,And rebuild it as in the days of old; That they may possess the remnant of Edom,And all the Gentiles who are called by My name,”Says the Lord who does this thing. “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord,“When the plowman shall overtake the reaper,And the treader of grapes him who sows seed;The mountains shall drip with sweet wine,And all the hills shall flow with it. I will bring back the captives of My people Israel;They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them;They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them;They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them. I will plant them in their land,And no longer shall they be pulled up From the land I have given them,”Says the Lord your God. Hallelujah!

Book of Obadiah chapter 1, The vision of Obadiah.Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom(We have heard a report from the Lord,And a messenger has been sent among the nations, saying,“Arise, and let us rise up against her for battle”): “Behold, I will make you small among the nations;You shall be greatly despised. The pride of your heart has deceived you,You who dwell in the clefts of the rock,Whose habitation is high;You who say in your heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’ Though you ascend as high as the eagle,And though you set your nest among the stars,From there I will bring you down,” says the Lord. “If thieves had come to you,If robbers by night. Oh, how you will be cut off!—Would they not have stolen till they had enough? If grape, gatherers had come to you,Would they not have left some gleanings? “Oh, how Esau shall be searched out!How his hidden treasures shall be sought after! All the men in your confederacy Shall force you to the border;The men at peace with you Shall deceive you and prevail against you.Those who eat your bread shall lay a trap for you.No one is aware of it. “Will I not in that day,” says the Lord,“Even destroy the wise men from Edom,And understanding from the mountains of Esau? Then your mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed,To the end that everyone from the mountains of Esau May be cut off by slaughter. “For violence against your brother Jacob, Shame shall cover you, And you shall be cut off forever. In the day that you stood on the other side, In the day that strangers carried captive his forces, When foreigners entered his gates And cast lots for Jerusalem, Even you were as one of them. “But you should not have gazed on the day of your brother In the day of his captivity;Nor should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah In the day of their destruction;Nor should you have spoken proudly In the day of distress. You should not have entered the gate of My people In the day of their calamity.Indeed, you should not have gazed on their affliction In the day of their calamity,Nor laid hands on their substance In the day of their calamity. You should not have stood at the crossroads To cut off those among them who escaped;Nor should you have delivered up those among them who remained In the day of distress. “For the day of the Lord upon all the nations is near;As you have done, it shall be done to you;Your reprisal shall return upon your own head. For as you drank on My holy mountain,So shall all the nations drink continually;Yes, they shall drink, and swallow,And they shall be as though they had never been. “But on Mount Zion there shall be deliverance,And there shall be holiness;The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. The house of Jacob shall be a fire,And the house of Joseph a flame;But the house of Esau shall be stubble;They shall kindle them and devour them,And no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau,”For the Lord has spoken. The South shall possess the mountains of Esau,And the Lowland shall possess Philistia.They shall possess the fields of Ephraim And the fields of Samaria.Benjamin shall possess Gilead. And the captives of this host of the children of IsraelShall possess the land of the CanaanitesAs far as Zarephath.The captives of Jerusalem who are in SepharadShall possess the cities of the South. Then saviors shall come to Mount Zion To judge the mountains of Esau,And the kingdom shall be the Lord’s. Hallelujah!

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Today's PROPHETIC WORD (and DECLARATION): Grace to stand firm in conviction be released for you in Jesus Name. Amen!