A Bigger Story

by David Gu

In every story, there is a man;
In every man, there is a story.

This is the power of Destiny, the very core of a living man and one of the things that concerns MSC. But we are only interested in the destiny Jesus Christ has for each man. Without it, men craft their destinies by the wisdom of their sinful nature equivalent to the foolishness of God.

Think about this. Why Jesus Christ, God the Son, witness to the creation of the universe, having seen every method of death since the death of Abel, yet chose death of a sinner to be His destiny? There are other glorious methods (to the physical world) of dying, are there not? Here is a man who is telling us right in the face that not every story is a bed of roses throughout. Many times we have to climb up the thorny stalk before reaching the flower. In Christ, there is ALWAYS a flower at the end of the thorny stalk because He has risen from the dead!

The word Destiny denotes a big picture and there is always a bigger picture to the circumstances we are going through at this moment. We will not see that bigger picture unless and until we trust God to deliver us out of the situation. Well, it is easier said than done of course. But,

Jeremiah 29:11-13
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”

In this scripture, although God said He has plans for us, He greatly diminishes it with the fact that He wants us to pray to Him and have a relationship with Him. Even in the issue of plans, purposes and destiny, God has a bigger picture to offer.

It is time for us to see big, think big and do bigger. This big-ness lies only in Christ the Master Planner who saw a very big plan through commissioning and sending 12 men to take the world for Him.

There will be times when we lose focus of our purpose, a slip in our story but God is faithful and He gave me 2 scriptures which greatly touched my heart to run an extra mile every time I falter.

Luke 9:23
Then He said to them all: “if anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

Here, I believe Jesus was not talking about suffering on the cross because He has suffered for us. As the cross was His destiny, prophesied long before He walked on earth, He is urging us to deny the self-crafted destiny and take up the destiny and plans that God has for us.

Matthew 26:29
I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

The communion bread and wine signify the broken body and blood of Jesus respectively, which also signifies Jesus being crucified on the cross; which further signifies the completion of His destiny on earth. In this verse, I believe Jesus is telling me that in Him, there will always be a completion of my destiny where He is waiting for me to drink anew in God’s Kingdom. It is simple.

Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.

Let’s set our eyes on that cup, let’s move to another level of seeking to see the bigger picture God has and be the man of the story of our lives!!