PROPHETIC DESTINY - PART ONE

So what is prophetic destiny or redemptive purpose?  Although these terms do not appear in the scriptures, themes of prophetic destiny are numerous.  Prophetic destiny is the divine purpose of individuals, nations and continents as revealed through our relationship with God.  Just as God has a plan for every human life, He has a plan for every nation, tribe and tongue. 

Jesus gave us a perfect example of the prophetic word and how it is fulfilled by man when he entered into the synagogue and read from the scrolls in Isaiah 61:1-2:

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind.  To set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord"

 Then, when Jesus closed the scroll, He told His rapt onlookers:

 "TODAY, this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing"   Luke 4:18-19

Jesus knew exactly what His prophetic destiny was....and within three and a half years He fulfilled His calling as He died on the cross so that every tribe, tongue and nation could be reconciled to God.  

Unfortunately, Satan, too has a purpose and a destiny for the nations of the world.  His plan is in direct opposition to God's plan, for the thief comes to kill, steal and destroy.  More on this later....

Friends, God has a heart for nations!  Nations are not the product of men, but of God.  God said to Abraham:

"As for me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations."   Genesis 17:4

God ordained that there should be nations with borders, and that from the beginning God ordained that from one man He made every nation of the earth.

"He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might search for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him, we live and move and have our being"        Acts 17:26-28

God made geography before He created mankind.  Places are full of destiny!  God not only created the places we live in, but He specifically designed us to have an influence upon people in that place!  When we understand that God has determined the specific moment in history in which He wants us to live and the precise place, then there are no coincidences.  God has pinpointed the exact places where we should live.  To Adam, it was the Garden of Eden.  To Abraham and Moses, it was the Promised Land, which they knew not, but toward which they journeyed.  To Elijah, it was the wilderness and the Brook Cherith.  To Ruth, it was Bethlehem.  To Esther, it was Shushan (Babylon).  To Martin Luther, it was Wittenberg. 

We are anointed to be in the land and dwelling place that we occupy right now.  It is here that we will be empowered to attain the highest level of faith, courage, and anointing because we were designed by God to succeed in that specific environment.

In the same way in which individuals and nations have a prophetic destiny, so continents have prophetic destinies as well. As far as every continent, nation, tribe and tongue is concerned, there are three things to note:

• The prophetic destiny of a nation

• The redemptive purpose of the nation

• The redemptive gifting of a nation

When we look at Africa, we see that Africa has always been a place of birthing.  God used Egypt ( Africa ) to birth the Jewish nation before He took them to the promised land.  Africa has also been used as a storehouse or a breadbasket.  The nation of Israel was fed from the storehouses of Egypt through Joseph.  Africa ( Egypt ) has been a place of refuge....Jesus himself was taken to Egypt by His parents until the end of Herod's reign.  Can you see it, The prophetic destiny of Africa is one of birthing, refuge, and provision!!  It is difficult for anyone to see the harvest when the farmer has just sown his seeds, but the farmer knows that there will be a harvest for he knows he has prepared the ground and planted the seeds.  In the same way, Africa is currently on the verge of bringing forth her harvest.  God is brooding over Africa, ready to show his manifold wisdom to the powers and principalities and peoples of the world!!

To Be Continued......