SEEDS OF DESTINY 19TH JANUARY 2025 DAILY DEVOTIONAL, SOD MESSAGE WRITTEN BY DR. PAUL ENENCHE
Dunamis Seeds of Destiny Sunday 19th January 2025 SOD Daily Devotional Reading
TOPIC: THE CONSEQUENCE OF CHARACTER
SCRIPTURE: And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses…And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. Joshua 7:24-25
THOUGHT: Character has consequences; both negative or positive character has consequences.
The spirit of greed and materialism is one hindrance to an enviable destiny. When greed or materialism is at work in a life, destiny cannot be fulfilled. It was greed and materialism, which is the love for money, that cut short the life of Achan.
He saw a Babylonian garment and he could not refrain from taking it. When the children of Israel entered to possess Jericho, he took what he was not licensed to take.
What was the consequence?
He did not only die, but his sin caused the death of his family members. The people brought him out with his sons and daughters and all his properties, stoned them to death and set them on fire.
The lesson to learn from here is, ungodly character does not only affect the person with such lifestyle but the people around him. You see, character has consequences; both negative or positive character has consequences.
There are people who have been favoured in life because they were related to people of positive character. And there are people who had died, not because they committed any sin, but because they associated with people of negative character.
This is the reason why when an armed robber is on the watch list, the security agents also look for his friends and family members to arrest them. Achan’s sin implicated the lives and destinies of his family members.
Beloved, refuse to die or kill the people around you because of negative character. Rather, live right and let your right living be a blessing to people around you.
Remember this: Character has consequences; both negative or positive character has consequences.
ASSIGNMENT:
- Always ask God to purge you of any negative lifestyle.
- Give yourself to prayer always so you can maintain positive character.
PRAYER: Father, I ask that You deliver me from the sin of greed and materialism. Help me never to be cut short in life like Achan, LORD, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: Godly Character (Part 1).
QUOTE: Research shows that anything you consistently do daily for twenty one to thirty days becomes a habit. Once it is your habit, it can become your character. Once it is in your character, it can affect your destiny.
Culled from the book, “21 Foolish Things People Do” by Dr Paul Enenche.
DAILY READING: Leviticus 1-5.
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Seeds of Destiny Sunday 19th January 2025 SOD Devotional Guide By Dr. Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors.