Recreating destiny through love - Pt 2

Judah being protective of Benjamin, told Joseph that his father will die without his last son.  According to Judah, his father's beloved wife had two children, one is no more and this one is the one that the father cherishes most.  Judah said, ‘our fathers life is wrapped up in this boy’s life. Take the boy away from our aging father and he will die.

Then Judah said, take my life instead, I will give up my life for this boy, let me be your slave instead and spare him’.  In other words, Judah said, for the salvation of my family, I am willing to trade my life.  That moment when he looked at someone other himself was the moment that God said, ‘that is it - he is ready to rule!’.

That was the seed he sowed for his line, and this seed changed his destiny.  He set the pace for the messiah's coming, by the seed of love he showed that day.  That is why Jacob said the sceptre will not depart from Judah until Shiloh or the messiah comes!

See I will follow the cliché one more time and say ‘how you begin is not as important as how you end’. Judah began abysmally, but his end was glorious because he chose love instead of cowardice, he chose to step up instead of stand afraid to do something.

You see, the path to your destiny lies more with you than what the devil will do or what anybody or any  situation will push you to.  Today, we don’t have to be like Judah and literally give up our lives for our brothers because the messiah is already here.  He has already sacrificed his life on your behalf, and so all you have to do is to say Lord, I accept what you did for me and am willing to turn my life around, do with me as you did with Judah.  Make me the ruler that you have said I can be.

You have already been given freely what Judah had to do to change his destiny, and that freedom can be found in Jesus Christ.  So today, I am introducing to you the messiah that Jacob talked about when he blessed Judah, the child that shouldn’t have been blessed.

The same opportunity God created for Judah is available to you today.  What will you do?  Will you turn and like the rest of the brothers, simply watch , or today, will you be that Judah and say, Lord please forgive me for the harm I have caused my fellow brothers and please let me take advantage of the exchange that Jesus has already made for me so I can be all that you want me to be.

If you choose to go the Judah way then pray this prayer.

‘Lord Jesus I recognise that I am a sinner and I have wronged you, myself and my fellow brothers.  Lord forgive me, wash me and cleanse me.  Come into my life, heal my life and be saviour, lord and king over my life and heart and turn my life around and set me on the path of destiny that you came to give me.   Thank you Lord Jesus.’

If you prayed this prayer and you are not going to church, then find a good bible believing church near you and go introduce yourself to your pastor and tell him you just gave your life to Jesus and so they should help you grow and stay on the path of destiny.  If you don’t have a bible, buy one and start reading.

Congratulations, you just started your journey to destiny and purpose in Jesus Christ Amen.





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