DCLM Daily Manna 1st September 2024 Devotional Message Written By Pastor W.F Kumuyi
TOPIC: Know Who You Are!
KEY VERSE: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives,and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord” (Luke 4:18,19).
TEXT: Luke 4:16-32
Self-doubt is one self-defeating and destructive trait that hinders many from reaching their full potential. It is the lack of confidence regarding one’s abilities. It is a mindset that results in failure, underperformance, and achievement in life. This is why it is usually encouraged to know oneself and discover one’s abilities.
Jesus was not in doubt as to who He was and what He was called to achieve. So, as He got into the Temple and was given the Scriptures to read, He turned to the passage that best described Him and His life’s purpose. And all through His ministry on earth, He lived to fulfil this purpose.
As a Christian, it is important that you know who you are and what God has wired you to do. Indwelt by Christ and the Holy Spirit, we are enabled and empowered to live victoriously – triumphing over sin and worldliness. Seated with the exalted Christ in heavenly places, far above principalities and powers, we reign in dominion over every satanic power.
Conformed to His image, we can do all things through His strengthening power and enabling grace. Christians do not cower or go about with heads hanging low and dropped shoulders like nobodies!
Like the Lord Jesus, we must not only know who we are and what we are called to accomplish, we must be bold to declare it before all and commit ourselves to achieving it. Shying away from doing this is only a display of false humility.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon us, and has anointed and mandated us to proclaim the gospel of salvation and deliverance to the whole world. Go forth and do this! Let this Scripture be fulfilled today and always in your life before all.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Know yourself and fulfil your purpose.
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DCLM Daily Manna 1st September 2024 Devotional was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria