*September 2025 Holy Ghost Service Sermon*

Ministering: Pastor E. A. Adeboye
Topic: Children of Destiny
Text: Genesis 1: 26-28

God hates barrenness because it contradicts the very first blessing, which was also a decree.
'Be fruitful' wasn't a piece of advice; it was a decree.
Whenever the devil orchestrates barrenness, God already has a blessing in place to counter it. Matthew 15: 13

▪︎ God loves children. Matthew 19:15
>> They own the kingdom of God.
>> Nobody can praise God like children. Matthew 21: 16
>> God loves noise, and children make a lot of it. Isaiah 6: 1-3, Psalm 47:1, Revelation 19: 5-6
When everyone unites in praising God, He will perform miracles that will frighten people.

☆ Every child is made for a purpose, and the purpose is to please God. Revelation 4: 11, Esther 4: 13-16.

You are made for a purpose.
We are all children of destiny.

☆ God is sovereign. He does as He pleases. Psalm 115:3
Can you query God? He has the absolute freedom to make you whatever He makes you. Romans 9: 20-21

During the 7 years that Nebuchadnezzar was eating grass like a beast, no one took his throne, showing God's supremacy.

God is the Potter, and we are the clay.

☆ God has a special love for firstborns. Numbers 3: 13, Romans 8: 29

A lack of understanding limits our faith.

God can use anyone for His purpose.
Moses and David weren't firstborns, but God used them.
God can use anyone, but the majority of children of destiny are firstborns.
Why?
God wants the womb to be clean and undisturbed by the time He wants to bring forth a very special person.
If they're looking at you as barren, it may be that God is reserving your womb for a remarkable child.

These mighty men came from barren wombs:
+ Isaac
+ Samson
+ John the Baptist

☆ God has a timetable for everything (Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8), but because He is sovereign, He has the right to change 'not yet' to now. John 2: 1-12

Isaac is a classical example of a child of destiny; a child to carry generational blessings.
Lessons to learn from Isaac:
1. Isaac teaches us that God is never too late. Habakkuk 2:4
2. God can reverse the irreversible.
3. God can turn sorrow to joy.
4. God can change defeat to victory.

What does God expect of you?
1. Learn to be hospitable. Genesis 18
2. You must love God more than you want a child. Genesis 22: 1-18, 1 Samuel 1: 9-20
3. Be holy. Like 1: 5-20
4. Ask till your joy is full. John 16: 24
5. Barrenness isn't only speaking to a lack of children. It means fruitless efforts. Luke 5: 1-7

If you're looking for the fruit of the womb, which is also the same as seeking a breakthrough, surrender to God and let Him be the Controller.
Surrender everything to God and watch Him act.
You can't trade with God and lose.

Humble yourself, don't forget that God made you.
Surrender everything to God, and you'll begin to see breakthrough after breakthrough.