"Moreover whom he did appreciate, them he also called; and whom he called, them he also justified; and whom he justified, them he also glorified." (Romans 8:30)
There are two destinies for every man. There is the natural destiny and there is the divine destiny. Natural destiny is controlled by such factors as the family in which you were born, your country of birth, the people you are associated with, the information you have received or education, etc. All of these have an impact on your natural destiny.
For instance, there are some who are rich, not by virtue of any achievement of their own, but because of the family to which they were born. That is their natural destiny.
Natural destiny, however does not exclude the divine mighty hand of God; He has the generic involvement in the world. The world belongs to Him. But some in the world are his creatures, while some others are His children. He has a good will for all His creatures; everyone in the world, but more specifically, He has a divine destiny for His children, everyone who is Born Again.
The divine destiny for any man begins only when he is Born Again. That is when God becomes your Father and starts leading you. That is when He sends His Holy Spirit to live in you and to guide you. The Holy Spirit the takes residence in the quarters of your heart.
you are thus different from the world. Like Jesus said in John 15:19, "...I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you." Everyone that is Born Again is not of this world. You have been chosen out of this world by Jesus. he's got His mark on you.
How can you tell whether a man is fulfilling natural destiny or fulfilling divine destiny? It is simple; Who gets the glory in his life?
In the things he does, who gets to be honored?
Who receives praise?
Whose power is behind what he does?
For whom does he live?
If all the answers turn out to be the Lord, then that is divine destiny, according to the Bible.
Further Study:
2 Corinthians 5:17
Jeremiah 1:5
Ephesians 1:11
Andy Agim
Christ Realities
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