verse 6 "That which is born of flesh is flesh; and that which is born of Spirit is spirit."

verse 7 "Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."

verse 8 "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of Spirit."

These are those whose hearts have been cleansed by blood of Lamb (Rev.1:5).It is these hearts in which reigns Lord Jesus Christ.Between Lord and these peculair people is a covenant relationship like that between a sovereign king and vassal kings.This covenant ensures and demands that 'kings' are faithful to King just as He is faithful to them:

Jeremiah 31(KJV)

verse 31 "Behold, days come, saith LORD, that I will make a new covenant with house of Israel, and with house of Judah:" verse 32 "Not according to covenant that I made with their fathers in day that I took them by hand to bring them out of land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith LORD:"

verse 33 "But this shall be covenant that I will make with house of Israel; After those days, saith LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people."

verse 34 "And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know LORD: for they shall all know me, from least of them unto greatest of them, saith LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."

Faithfulness is expected by King in these areas:-

* Celebrating King(Psalm 93-100)-worship; * Proclaiming King(Isa.52:7)-evangelism;& * Demonstrating King (Rom.5:17, Matt.5-7)-kingdom life.

These kings have authority of King to rule on earth. It is by wisdom of God that they rule (Prov.8:15).And Jesus Christ is wisdom of God (1 Cor.1:24).The Lord is even greater than Solomon (Luke 11:31).It is His authority (Matt 28:18, Mark 16:17-18, & Luke 10:19) that they exercise on His behalf in each of territories where He has placed each of them. Each king is not in unhealthful competition with any other king (2 Cor.10:12) but complements any other king as members of body of Christ (1 Cor.12:12).

Both kingship and priesthood of saints make up their calling in Christ Jesus (Rev.1:6, 5:10).

Action plan:

1. Believe that you are who God says you are.

2. Believe that you have what God says that you have.

3. Believe that you can do what God says you can do.

4. Then take action as led by Spirit of God!!!

The parable and scriptures above clearly imply issue of destiny,and relationship between identity and destiny. An identity crisis sends one's destiny into 'sleep mode'. The truth of 'destiny' may be hard to be accepted by one's intellect but is easily embraced by one's faith. Destiny could be either corporate or personal-it is on latter that we will focus. With respect to this issue,there are two main schools of thought. The first affirms that God is Master of one's destiny while second insists that man is master of his destiny. It is humble view of this writer that reality is that of a 'partnership' in which God is 'senior partner' and man is 'junior partner'. Just as man was not created to be God's 'robot',God is not man's 'master computer'. Every person is precious and unique in sight of God despite anyone's present social status which may be favourable or not. To activate this 'partnership',each person has to be reconciled to God by faith in Jesus Christ as one's personal Lord and Saviour (2 Cor.5:20)[one's first love] even if one claims to already know one's destiny. The reason for reconcilation is that everyone was born in sin,and sin estranges us from God who is our 'senior partner' (Rom 3:23;6:23). Upon activation of this 'partnership',one should prayerfully and sincerely consider following V's as keys to fulfill one's destiny:-

1. Vision:-This is mental picture of one's destiny even without supernatural phenomena (Prov.29:18a;Acts 26:19). 2. Vigour:-This is physical,mental,and spiritual strengths to make one's destiny a reality even when facing opposition (Isa 26:4;Zech 4;6). 3. Virtue:-This is personal integrity that is Christ-like. This secures and maximises one's chances of fulfillment (Gal 5:22-23;2 Pet 1:2-11). This is one key that is so easily neglected,ignored or despised throughout human history and dire consequences affect not only individual but others too.

While these keys are not exclusive,they are essential to discovery,pursuit,and fulfillment of destiny. For any destiny that seems 'trapped' or 'lost',in Jesus Christ there is complete deliverance and restoration! When all other hopes fail,hope in God never fails!!!

1 Corinthians 7:24 (King James Version) verse 24 "Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God."