Created to Finish Well

  “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have fini...

 “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.” 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Points to Note: 

1) Everyone God creates has an assignment to fulfil on earth. 

2) Some realised this on time and key in quickly. Some were delayed. Some deviated. Some got cut up with wrong assignments initially and later realigned to God's purpose for their lives. While some never discovered what theirs is at all. 

3) Paul deviated but later catch up with God's help. 

4) He was confident that he has finished his assignments triumphantly, so he wrote confidently. 

5) He gave ALL his commitments, loyalty and dedication sacrificially to God. These are some of the qualities missing in so many Christians of today. 

6) He was handing over the Barton of righteousness to Timothy. You see...

"God's workmen pass on but God's work continues " 

7) He was given his last final words. Would we have relevant evidence of righteousness to pass on at our time? 

8) Apostle Paul throughout his used the picture of the Christians running a race. We are all running the race of life. Only, some to eternal life while some to eternal damnation.  

9) He was confident that he has finished well. He has certain of the Crown awaiting him. 

10) Christians must be careful not to be 'Reward oriented' only in fulling our purpose and destiny in life. Be careful of wrong motives. 

11) We must concentrate on pleasing the Lord God the Rewarder not just on the Rewards alone. 

12) Lastly, God encourages us to look forward to seeing and spending with Him. And this is the joy we see in Paul even though he was going to be brutally killed. May God help and bless us all. Amen.

  

PRAYER POINTS 

1.Lord I thank You for the grace You will give me to finish well in my Christian journey, in Jesus’ name.

2. Thank You my Lord for creating me as Your handwork in Christ Jesus as to do good works in Jesus’ name (Ephesians 2:10).

3. Father, I thank You for giving me the grace to resist temptation in my Christian journey (1 Corinthians 10:13).

4. Father, any sin or unrighteousness that is in me that will not allow me to finish my Christian journey well, take it away in Jesus’ name (Ephesians 4:31).

5. The power and grace to keep the faith in 2021 fall on me now, in Jesus’ name (2 Timothy 4:7).

6. Lord, help me to walk in the Spirit in 2021 so I can finish well in Jesus’ name (Romans 8:12-13).

7. I command every spirit of procrastination that will not allow me to end well in 2021, die by fire in Jesus’ name.

8. Lord, let every project I have started in 2020 end well in Jesus’ name.

9. Merciful Lord, let every project I start in 2021 end well in Jesus’ name.

10. I decree and declare that the good spiritual work God has done in the lives of all our children and youths shall end well in Jesus’ name (Philippians 1:6).

11. Father, in the name of Jesus, give all the ministers in our District the grace to discipline their bodies so they can finish the Christian race well in Jesus’ name (1 Corinthians 9:27).

12. I decree and declare that every good project, plan and agenda for our District will end well in 2021 in Jesus’ name.

13. Father, let all our pregnant women in our assembly end their pregnancy journey with joy and happiness in 2021 in Jesus’ name.

14. Lord, let everyone partaking in this prayer make the rapture in Jesus’ name (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17).

15. Thank You Lord for giving me the grace to partake in these prayers in Jesus’ name.