Destiny
by Kim Clement
It is Choice, Not Chance,
That Determines Your Destiny.
Douglas
Adama, a British writer once wrote, "I seldom end up where I wanted to go,
but almost always end up where I need to be." A word commonly used today
is serendipity. Serendipity is an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by
accident; it is the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident. As a
prophet, I often feel this way, however it is not chance or discovery by
accident but rather the unfolding of a mystery as the human spirit seeks his or
her destiny in life. I prefer to call it sagacity. What does this mean?
Sagacity means acuteness of discernment and quickness of perception, or...
prophetic. How many of us are sagacious enough to know that in our decision
making we are actually tumbling towards our destiny?
The
wise men of the East followed a star to their destiny. What is the star that
will lead you to your destiny? You only need one star. Moses and Israel
followed a cloud in the day and a pillar of fire at night, while Jonah was led
to his destiny in a storm and in the guts of a monstrous fish.
One
of the poets, whose fables were the masterpieces of French literature, Jean de
La Fontaine, wrote, "A person often meets his destiny on the road he took
to avoid it." Let us also consider the issue of destiny and determination.
"Some are destined to succeed, some are determined to succeed." But
those destined to succeed without determination may never attain what is needed
to be truly successful - character.
I
encourage all of you to join my School of the Prophet online where I will
specifically be teaching on Destiny. Literally thousands of students have been
equipped and enlightened, while taking the first two courses on Prophetic
Perceptions and Prophetic Revelations. Now you can join me on April 5th and
discover the important truths of your Destiny.
2 Peter 1:3-11 "...His divine power has given to us all
things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who
called us by glory and virtue, 4) by which have been given to us exceedingly
great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the
divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5) But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith
virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6) to knowledge self-control, to self-control
perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7) to godliness brotherly kindness,
and to brotherly kindness love. 8) For if these things are yours and abound,
you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus
Christ. 9) For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness,
and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. 10) Therefore,
brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you
do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied
to you abundantly into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ.
I
want you to realize that the most perfect place to be, in your life, is to be
at the right place at the right time for the right reason at the right season -
you may just about be getting there. I also want to remind you that you have a
great destiny, a destiny that God set apart for you long before you were born.
There
is a difference between your purpose and your destiny. Your destiny is your
ultimate election. Your purpose is your present call.
Election - Destiny:
Your
destiny is your ultimate election. What did God choose you to do ultimately on
this Earth? What is your ultimate election? What were you elected to do before
you were born? That is what your destiny is.
Call - Purpose:
What
are you called to do right now in your life? Your purpose is to fulfill your
present call because this could very well be a stepping-stone toward your
destiny.
In Your Element:
David
was in his element when he was in the field, with his harp, and with his
slingshot; when he was killing bears and lions, and singing songs to God. One
day the prophet Samuel came to him and proclaimed, "I anoint you as the
king of Israel." From that point onwards, destiny was released in David.
David already had an election before he was born, but it was dormant. It was
stagnant until the prophetic word came to him. Once God's Holy Spirit breathes
on you, whatever is dormant and without a voice, suddenly comes alive. NOT ONLY
WILL THIS ATTRACT GOOD BUT IT WILL ALSO SEND A SIGNAL TO DARKNESS THAT YOU ARE
ON YOUR WAY TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THEIR DOMAIN.
Unlocked Destiny
There
is something inside of you that has not yet been unlocked. There is a destiny
inside of you that you don't even know about, that you were elected for long
before you were born, and suddenly you have a theophany, and God breathes into
you and speaks. Immediately that destiny inside of you is unlocked. That's the
beauty of the prophetic word and the prophetic presence in your life.
Once
Samuel had prophesied and laid his hands upon David and said, "You are the
king of Israel," did David become the king immediately? No, not according
to the Scriptures: it tells us that it took years until David was finally
crowned as the King of Judah, and then the King of Israel. This is important
for you to realize because David lived with his destiny while he was serving
his purpose. How did this happen?
First
of all, he is elected and anointed to be the King of Israel, the King of Zion.
But he is a young man. He goes out into the fields and one day he hears the
sound of a giant that is screaming out against the people of Israel. Suddenly
something rises in David and he begins to get bold and he says things that he
never dreamed he would say. David begins to speak to the people and say,
"Give me this ungodly Philistine, I'll take him down!" This boldness
provoked anger and jealousy amongst his brothers. His brothers retorted,
"What are you doing here? You are supposed to be in the field looking
after our Dad's sheep." They were provoked to jealousy, because that's
what happens when the boldness of God comes upon you when you know your
destiny. So, David says, "I want to have a chance to fight this
giant." The rest is history.
From
that point onwards, David's call is to minister in King Saul's palace as a
musician in the King's courts. Now, you may say, "He was anointed to be
the king of Israel." That's right, but you've got to understand that he
has to fulfill his call before he can take his seat in his ultimate election.
What
is your present call? David was called to be a harpist and then he was called
to be an armor bearer, and so his purpose was to serve in that capacity even
though he had the election of a King.
Temporary Purpose
Your
purpose is always temporary. It's never permanent. In other words, your present
purpose is to serve your present call. If you're called to work at a gas
station (even though you know that your ultimate destiny is to own a business),
then your purpose is to serve in that capacity with your whole heart. What you
are doing right now may only be for a specific time because God is leading you
to your destiny. But if you don't fulfill your call, you may never get to your
destiny.
I
had to share that with you because many of you don't realize that if you keep
your eye on your destiny, on your election, and you fulfill your present
purpose, which is whatever you are called to do with it, sweeping floors
somewhere or if it's working in a secular job, that's what you're called to do
for a season until you get to the place of your ultimate destiny.
Read
2nd Peter 1:5-9…"5) But also for this very reason, giving
all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6) to knowledge
self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7) to
godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8) For if these
things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9) For he who lacks these things is
shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from
his old sins.
He
says, "For he who lacks these things is shortsighted." Every person
who has a call and a destiny in life, and that's the entire human race, has to
have certain qualities in order for them to have keen sight and keen
perception. For without perception you cannot progress. Without vision you
dwell carelessly. So what happens is Peter tells them, "If you lack any of
these things..." What things? Diligence, faith, virtue, knowledge,
self-control, perseverance, godliness, and brotherly kindness. These seem like
just simple, simple things, but Peter says, "If you lack these," the
fundamental commands and principles that Christ taught us, if you lack them,
"You are shortsighted." If you are shortsighted, it means you cannot
see very far and you cannot go very quickly, and you are going to be very slow
at progressing. This is very important. He says, "You are shortsighted
even to blindness, if you lack virtue, kindness, brotherly love, and you have
forgotten that you were cleansed from your old sins." Now this is what I
want you to get: Verse 10: "Therefore brethren, be even more diligent to make your
call and your election sure. For if you do these things you will not
stumble."
That's
right, because what happens is that when you are sure of your call and you are
sure of your election, you will never stumble. The word "stumble"
there doesn't mean that you're not going to sin and you're not going to make a
mistake. It doesn't mean any of that. It just means that you may fall down, you
may make a mistake, but you will ultimately rise up and you will get back on
track because this is what leads you to your DESTINY.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Kim Clement
Prophetic
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