SEEDS OF DESTINY 24TH DECEMBER 2024 DAILY DEVOTIONAL, SOD MESSAGE WRITTEN BY DR. PAUL ENENCHE
Dunamis Seeds of Destiny 24th December 2024 SOD Daily Devotional Reading for Tuesday
TOPIC: WHEN THEY HATE YOU, GOD LIFTS YOU
SCRIPTURE: And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
Genesis 29:31.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Consciously or unconsciously, those who hate you end up becoming instruments in God’s Hands to help you.
Hate is a negative behaviour with many toxic effects. The interesting thing is that not even the hater is spared the toxicity of their hate.
One of the toxic effects or destructiveness of hate on the hater is the frustration and disappointment of their own expectations. The hater will always end up frustrated and disappointed in life.
In Scripture, God usually frustrates the expectations of the hater and opens doors for the one who is hated.
We find a good example in Genesis 29:31 which says,
“And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.”
When the Lord saw that Leah was hated, He opened her womb, while Rachel who was loved remained barren.
If you want someone’s doors to open, hate them. If you want them to experience more breakthroughs in life, hate them.
The truth is, consciously or unconsciously, those who hate you end up becoming instruments in God’s Hands to help you. This is because, in God’s Presence, the hated becomes a candidate for His help.
We see another example in Exodus 1:12 which says,
“But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.”
This means that the more the Egyptians hated and afflicted the Israelites, the more the Israelites grew and multiplied. The Israelites grew so large in number that the Egyptians were grieved and wanted to destroy them, but the Israelites could not be overcome.
This is how God frustrates your haters. So, do not fear hatred. Do not be afraid of being hated, because if a man did not lift you up, that man cannot bring you down. If a man did not create you, he cannot finish you.
Remember this: Consciously or unconsciously, those who hate you end up becoming instruments in God’s Hands to help you.
ASSIGNMENT:
1. Maintain a godly character, live an upright life.
2. Don’t be afraid of being hated by people so long as your ways are right before God.
3. Always know that when people hate you, that is when God is set to lift you.
PRAYER: Father, thank You for Your Word to me today. I access great heights in You as I experience Your lifting Power amid people’s hate, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FUTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: TOXIC HATE (PART THREE).
QUOTE: Most people allow these emotions to run wild at some point in time in their lives. It is a foolish thing to do.
Culled from the book, “21 Foolish Things People Do” by Dr Paul Enenche.
DAILY READING: 3 John – Revelation 1.
AMAZING FACT: A lion’s eyes reflect light due to a layer called the tapetum lucidum, helping them see in the dark.
PROPHETIC WORD (DECLARATION):
May the LORD cause your lifting to happen this day, in Jesus’ Name.
Seeds of Destiny 24th December 2024 Devotional SOD Message was written by Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors. It is a power-packed arena where God’s Presence, Principles and Power are at work for the salvation, healing and restoration of human destinies and dignities.