Appointment with Destiny

     Appointment with Destiny

Activating Your Prophetic Destiny

Part two

    When God sets an appointment time for you to begin your destiny purpose in life, He will move rulers, kings, nations, and people groups for that appointment to be fulfilled. But only you can keep that appointed time by obedience in your heart. When you have received a prophetic word then in essence you have an appointment in God's "book" for that set time frame. I usually think of these appointments as scrolls in heaven's library. These appointments are written down and have a set time and purpose and place for fulfillment
     In Luke chapter 2 the whole world had an appointment with destiny. The time had come for the Messiah to be born. And so all the details for prophetic fulfillment had to come into place. It was prophesied in Micah 5:2 "But thou Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from old, from everlasting." And so the Scriptures had prophesied that the Messiah was to be born in Bethlehem and therefore a plan had to be made to move the pregnant Mary to the town of Messiah's birth. The stage was set when a world wide decree went out from Rome that the whole world would be taxed. And they were to be taxed in their hometown. So a non-believer, a king, moved the nations into place so that the one carrying the Christ would be perfectly postioned to fulfill the appointment with destiny.      .
    Another example of an appointment with destiny is the apostle Paul in the Bible. Acts 21:10-11 "And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet, named Agabus. And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost. So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles." This was the kind of destiny appointment we may not want to receive but it is an excellent example of the kind of prophetic word that tells of places, actions and purpose. Acts 23 tells of Paul appearing in Jerusalem in front of the Sanhedren. A riot breaks out and Paul is rescued by Roman centurians from the Jews but delivered to the castle. From there he begins his remarkable journey to Rome to keep his real assignment as found in  Acts 23:11, " And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome." I love this particular example because one instruction builds on the next. They are like sign posts that tell you that you are on the correct road. But you generally can't get to the second one before you get to the first one. Many times people will ask for a prophetic word. I ususally want to ask them well what did you do with the last one. Were you obedient to what God asked you to do? Obedience to the word of God is critical in what God is going to do next in your ministry. Take that one step of obedient faith, so the path will open up before you and you will see what the next one is. You see Paul had to go to Jerusalem even though he knew he was going to be bound. He could have been like Jonah and headed in the opposite direction. But he chose obedience. And he then heard the next step.
    Well, Pastor Susan, it's been prophesied that I have a book within me. Great! Have you written anything down? Maybe a writing such as a blog, a journal or a facebook note might be a good place to begin obedience.
  It's been prophesied that I would pastor a large church. Great! Have you started a Bible study in your house? Have you trained and been a servant to someone who already has a large church? Have you named your ministry? Have you investigated if you want to have a 501 (c) 3?
     You see God has given you direction and free will. He told you what is available. Now in obedience begin the process and watch the miracles accompany your set appointment time.
This is Pastor Susan Living the Everyday Prophetic Life!. PS I love to read your comments on my blogs and you can sign up on this page to receive an email when I post a new one! Blessings!