{"id":17034,"date":"2025-09-15T21:28:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/?p=17034"},"modified":"2025-10-25T21:34:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T20:34:55","slug":"following-gods-plan-purpose-and-pursuit-in-your-life-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/following-gods-plan-purpose-and-pursuit-in-your-life-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FOLLOWING GOD’S PLAN,\u00a0PURPOSE\u00a0AND PURSUIT IN YOUR LIFE\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FOLLOWING GOD’S PLAN,\u00a0PURPOSE\u00a0AND PURSUIT IN YOUR LIFE: IT Gives MEANINGFUL FULFILMENT IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“And say to Archippus, TAKE HEED to the MINISTRY [ASSIGNMENT] which thou hast RECEIVED in the Lord, that thou FULFIL it”<\/i>\u00a0Colossians 4:17\/Emphasis Mine.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not DISOBEDIENT unto the HEAVENLY VISION”<\/i>\u00a0Acts 26:19.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Jesus said to them, My FOOD [NOURISHMENT] is to DO the WILL [PLEASURE] of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish and completely FINISH His work”<\/i>\u00a0John 4:34\/Amplified Classic Edition.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There’s\u00a0the CHOICE of being – FULFILLED in life and godliness [godly LIVING] – and the CHOICE of being – MERELY A SUCCESS AND SUCCESSFUL in life as many have found themselves as they pursue passionately and driven with such enthusiasm to become it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The quest there in the above concept is this – can you afford to move from a place of GLAMOUR SUCCESS to a DESERT PLACE in life when\u00a0it’s\u00a0God’s PLAN,\u00a0PURPOSE\u00a0and PURSUIT for you? And especially when you know that the God’s PLAN, PURPOSE and PURSUIT, could be your place of meaningful FULFILLMENT in the grace. I want you to know for sure that doing life and living godly in Christ Jesus, is all about FOLLOWING GOD’S PLAN, PURPOSE and PURSUIT for your life in grace; and possibly in ministry rather than just having a mere glamour of SUCCESS or being SUCCESSFUL for men’s applaud and hype while you are unfulfilled in God’s intent for your life and well-being. Following God’s PLAN, PURPOSE and PURSUIT for your life is the only guarantee for God’s APPROVAL and your meaningful FULFILMENT in Him as He did exemplified for us to follow and walk in His steps as Disciples of Him, in the Father God by the Holy Spirit of grace and BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil\u00a0sinneth\u00a0from the beginning. For this\u00a0PURPOSE\u00a0the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil”\u00a0<\/i>1 John 3:8 (John 18:37)<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man APPROVED (ACCREDITED ,\u00a0ATTESTED) of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know”<\/i>\u00a0Acts 2:22\/Emphasis Mine.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“And we know [with great CONFIDENCE] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] CAUSES all things to work together [as a PLAN] for good for those who love God, to those who are CALLED according to His PLAN and PURPOSE”<\/i>\u00a0Romans 8:28\/Amplified [Ephesians 1:11].<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Study and do your best to present yourself to God APPROVED, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and\u00a0skillfully\u00a0teaching the word of truth”<\/i>\u00a02 Timothy 2:15\/Amplified.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Know\u00a0for the truth that any person who’s keen for a MERE glamour SUCCESS inclination and attachment, will not see the need to leave such GLAMOUR place and position to attend to a single person business outfit’s or Gospel Ministry – especially as to go to such a place in the DESERT [REMOTE] which was accomplished by Philip the Evangelist – who sees OBEDIENCE to God’s INSTRUCTIONS [PLAN, PURPOSE AND PURSUIT] far higher and fulfilling as written in\u00a0<\/i>Acts 21:8, 26-29.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“. . . 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went\u00a0everywhere\u00a0PREACHING THE WORD. 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and PREACHED CHRIST UNTO THEM. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip\u00a0spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were\u00a0possessed\u00a0with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 AND THERE WAS GREAT REJOICING IN THAT CITY . . . 26 But an angel of the Lord SAID to Philip, RISE and PROCEED southward or at midday on the road that runs from Jerusalem down to Gaza. This is the DESERT [REMOTE]. 27 So he GOT UP and WENT. And behold, an Ethiopian, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who\u00a0was in charge of\u00a0all her treasure, had come to Jerusalem to worship. 28 And he was [now]\u00a0returning and\u00a0sitting in his chariot he was reading the book of the prophet Isaiah. 29 Then the [Holy] Spirit SAID to Philip, GO FORWARD and join yourself to this chariot . . .”<\/i>\u00a0Acts 8:1-8, 26-40.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And such obedience of Evangelist Philip to DIVINE order and command, is only possible of a person whose objective is not about being successful\u00a0and\u00a0have a global or glamour success but of being in obedience and FULFILMENT in Christ Jesus stead in God; that’s someone whose goal is to be a follower of God’s plan, purpose and pursuit – and who truly believes in WHOLENESS of God’s lead and will go WHEREVER the Lord LEADS as Philip did in\u00a0Acts 8.\u00a0<\/b>That’s\u00a0what I call and consider as one who is – OBEYING THE HEAVENLY MANDATE or ASSIGNMENT irrespective of the norm and prejudice\u00a0that’s\u00a0about the person.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hence,\u00a0I am asking you today – WHAT IS YOUR WORTH IN GOD’S BLESSEDNESS IN CHRIST JESUS? or\u00a0How\u00a0do you WORTH yourself in life and godly living in Christ Jesus? Is it by material achievement called SUCCESS or by being ACCOMPLISHED in God’s given vision and mission called FULFILMENT in His assignment irrespective of the norm about you?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Are you just a mere glamour SUCCESS driven inclination person or a person of FULFILMENT in the heavenly assignment. Note for sure that SUCCESS is good but relative and\u00a0it’s\u00a0of God however; but God’s desires is for us in Christ Jesus stead to have and achieve SUCCESS but far beyond just being successful. For we are blessed of God and He wants the best for us and to have us successful in our life’s endeavours but not at the EXPENSE of His eternal plan,\u00a0purpose\u00a0and pursuit for our\u00a0well-being\u00a0in Him. Amen. So,\u00a0there’s\u00a0the need to balance the pursuit for success and to being fulfilled in God by following His plan,\u00a0purpose\u00a0and pursuit for\u00a0us\u00a0respectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Beloved, I pray that in every way you may SUCCEED and PROSPER and be in good health [physically], just as [I know] your soul prospers [spiritually]”<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b>3 John 2\/Amplified.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“BLESSED be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath BLESSED us with all SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS in HEAVENLY PLACES in Christ: . . . 5 having PREDESTINATED us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, . . . 11 in whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being PREDESTINATED according to the PURPOSE of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will”<\/i>\u00a0Ephesians 1:3, 5, 11.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way PROSPEROUS, and then thou shalt have GOOD SUCCESS”<\/i>\u00a0Joshua 1:8.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike\u00a0SUCCESS\u00a0which is relative, FULFILMENT is not just only of God, but\u00a0it’s\u00a0a place of being readily,\u00a0willingly\u00a0and obediently set to\u00a0accomplish\u00a0in the wholeness, completeness and fulfilling of the Lord’s given and driven – PLAN,\u00a0PURPOSE\u00a0and PURSUIT – in LIFE and GODLY living. And it’s about doing this God’s given and driven in an unhindered and uncompromised way, with any sorts outside God’s intent, just as our Lord Christ Jesus did\u00a0(1 John 3:8; John 18:37)<\/b>\u00a0and Apostle Paul did in obedience\u00a0(Philippians 3:1-16)<\/b>, and exhorted, admonished and charged Archippus to likewise do also as written:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“And say to Archippus, TAKE HEED to the MINISTRY which thou hast RECEIVED in the Lord, that thou FULFIL it”<\/i>\u00a0Colossians 4:17.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not DISOBEDIENT unto the HEAVENLY VISION<\/i>“\u00a0Acts 26:19.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BEING FULFILLED in life and godliness (godly living) is about living a God GIVEN and DRIVEN PURPOSE LIFE; that’s what brings about MEANINGFUL FULFILLMENT in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus stead; and which is far beyond – just being a merely SUCCESSFUL person by material accumulation that’s of no heavenly implications under God’s assigned plan, purpose and pursuit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore,\u00a0I urge you today to follow God’s PLAN, PURPOSE and PURSUIT for your fulfilment in Him, in Christ Jesus stead, because success is RELATIVE in matters of doing life and living godly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil\u00a0sinneth\u00a0from the beginning. For this\u00a0PURPOSE\u00a0the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil”\u00a0<\/i>1 John 8:3.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered,\u00a0Thou\u00a0sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this CAUSE came I into the world, that I should bear WITNESS unto THE TRUTH. Every one that is of THE TRUTH heareth my voice”<\/i>\u00a0John 18:37.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his PURPOSE. 29 For whom he did FOREKNOW, he also did PREDESTINATE to be CONFORMED to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did PREDESTINATE, them he also CALLED: and whom he called, them he also JUSTIFIED: and whom he justified, them he also GLORIFIED”<\/i>\u00a0Romans 8:28-30.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath BLESSED us with all SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS in HEAVENLY PLACES in Christ: . . . 5 having PREDESTINATED us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, . . . 11 in whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being PREDESTINATED according to the PURPOSE of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will”<\/i>\u00a0Ephesians 1:3, 5, 11.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0“And say to Archippus, TAKE HEED to the MINISTRY which thou hast RECEIVED in the Lord, that thou FULFIL it”<\/i>\u00a0Colossians 4:17.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not DISOBEDIENT unto the HEAVENLY VISION”<\/i>\u00a0Acts 26:19.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Philip [the deacon, not the apostle] went down to the city of SAMARIA and PROCLAIMED the Christ (the Messiah) to them [the people]; 6 And GREAT CROWDS of people with one accord listened to and heeded what was said by Philip, as they heard him and watched the miracles and wonders which he kept performing [from time to time]. 7 For foul spirits came out of many who were\u00a0possessed\u00a0by them, screaming and shouting with a loud voice, and many who were suffering from palsy or were crippled were restored to health. 8 AND THERE WAS GREAT REJOICING IN THAT CITY . . . 26 But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, Rise and\u00a0proceed\u00a0southward or at midday on the road that runs from Jerusalem down to Gaza. This is the DESERT route]. 27 So he GOT UP and WENT. And behold, an Ethiopian, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who\u00a0was in charge of\u00a0all her treasure, had come to Jerusalem to worship. 28 And he was [now]\u00a0returning, and\u00a0sitting in his chariot he was reading the book of the prophet Isaiah. 29 Then the [Holy] Spirit SAID to Philip, GO FORWARD and join yourself to this chariot . . .”<\/i>\u00a0Acts 8:1-40 [Kindly read the entire chapter for context].<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. 8 And the next day we that were of Paul\u2019s company\u00a0departed, and\u00a0came unto\u00a0C\u00e6sarea: and we\u00a0entered into\u00a0the house of PHILIP THE EVANGELIST, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE SEVEN; and abode with him. 9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy”<\/i>\u00a0Acts 21:7-9.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way PROSPEROUS, and then thou shalt have GOOD SUCCESS”\u00a0<\/i>Joshua 1:8.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Beloved, I pray that in every way you may SUCCEED and PROSPER and be in good health [physically], just as [I know] your soul prospers [spiritually]”<\/i>\u00a03 John 2\/Amplified.<\/b>\u00a0

REV. CHUKIE MORSI<\/strong>
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