August 18th, 2010
“The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces. (Prov 30:28)”
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men (Prov 22:29)”
Dear friend and partner,
This week, I want to introduce the third of the little four animals that attained greatness in life. Our focus today is on the Spider. The Bible says the Spider ends up in kings’ palaces through what she grabs with her hands. The Spider therefore, represents a set of people who attain greatness and find themselves in great places through the work of their hands.
I believe very strongly that everyone of us has the potential to be great and go places if we will give attention to details on the work of our hands (See: Prov 22:29; Prov 18:16). A Spider finds herself dining with Kings and rulers because she excel in the work of her hands . I have noticed that many people do not see a great future in what they do because it looks small and insignificant today, hence, they are slack on their job/business. Slack hands inhibit greatness and will lead to poverty (See: Prov 10:4). Even though, as a believer, you carry the blessings and greatness within you, the channel to the release of your greatness in the natural is what you do with your hands (See: Psalms 1:1-3).
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August 9th, 2010
“The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks (Prov 30:26)”
“The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies (Psalms 104:18)”
Dear friend and partner,
Last week, I share with you three things we can learn from the ants: (i) accept personal responsibility for your life; (ii) manage your god-given resources wisely; and (iii) never give up until you reach your goal.
Today, I want to discuss with you the wisdom of the Conies. Conies are small rabbits that are physically feeble (i.e. they are weak or lack strength). But the Bible says, they are great because they position themselves in the rock. Conies’ life demonstrate how weak and ordinary folks can achieve great and extraordinary feats in life. Do you have great dreams but have been looking at your physical weaknesses as limitations? Conies gave you and I wisdom on how to turn every of our weaknesses into strength.
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August 4th, 2010
“The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer (Prov 30:25)”
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest (Prov 6:6-8)”
Dear friend and partner,
In our last discussion, we introduced the little four that becomes great because they exceeded others in wisdom. We then emphasize the importance of godly wisdom to achieving greatness in life.
Today, I will be focusing on the first of the little four – the ants. I believe there are three vital lessons that we learn about life from the ants: one, you must accept personal responsibility for your life; two, manage your god-given resources wisely; and three, no matter what comes your way, never give up! Let’s discuss these three points further.
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July 22nd, 2010
“There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; The conies are but a feeble folk, yet they make their houses in the rock; The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces (Prov 30:24-28)”
My dear friend and partner,
One distinguishing mark of a child of God is the ability to recognize and hear God’s voice. In John chapter 10, Jesus, repeatedly, says that he knows his sheep and they hear and obey his voice (See: John 10:3-5,27). You should, however, know that not only can we hear God’s voice through the pages of the Bible, God speaks through nature and everything he made in creation. Psalms 19:1-3 says: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.” That means, God communicates His wisdom through everything around us – the flowers, the birds, the firmament and every other things in creation.
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July 13th, 2010
“If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest; and if one of you wants to be first, you must be the slave of the others—like the Son of Man, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people (Matthew 20:26-28, GNB)”
My dear friend and partner,
Since the beginning of this series, I have been focusing on how to discover who you are and what your purpose on earth is. In our last discussion, we saw that the first step in your journey to greatness is to clearly define and articulate your life’s purpose and directions.
Today, I want you to know that, as a believer, there is a certain path that will lead to your greatness in life – that path is to dedicate your life to the SERVICE of others. I know we are in a world system that measures greatness by the position you occupy, the titles you have, your level of education, your material possessions and so on. That’s why many people today are crazy for titles, positions, and power to cover up for what they lack in true greatness and impact.
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July 2nd, 2010
“And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly (Mark 8:22-25).”
My dear friend and partner,
In our last discussion, I stated that each of our individual journey on earth is like a book already written by God having seals that we must unravel through the help of the Spirit of God in us. We used the description of Apostle John’s vision in Revelation 5 as our guide. Infact, the Psalmist succinctly articulates this point in Psalms 139:16, CEV when he says: “but with your own eyes you saw my body being formed. Even before I was born, you had written in your book everything I would do.” Hence, your success and fulfilment in life is tied to the discovery and living-out what God has written in your book.
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June 15th, 2010
“Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart (Psa 40:7-8)”
My dear friend and partner,
I want to continue this week our discussion on HOW TO UNLOCK YOUR PERSONAL GREATNESS. We established last week that God is concerned about how the journey of your life ends than how it begins. His expectation is that although you begin small, you should end it in greatness (Job 8:7; Ecc 7:8). We also found out that God’s process for releasing greatness in all His creation is to leverage the power of the seed. You carry the seed of greatness in your born-again spirit and you can be everything God has revealed in your spirit.
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June 8th, 2010
“Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase (Job 8:7)”
My dear friend and partner,
I am glad to reach you again today to share a word from the Lord with you. By the grace of God, I would be sharing with you, in the next few weeks, some biblical principles on HOW TO UNLOCK YOUR PERSONAL GREATNESS. Do you know that, as a born again child of God, you carry within you the potential for greatness in life? You have been programmed by God for success and victory in all that you do. Majority of believers live in contrast to this truth and pursue goals and ambitions that did not emanate from their own spirit. They follow the dreams and visions of other people without realizing their own true calling and purpose. So, my aim in this series is to help you get an awareness of your greatness and to show you some biblical principles that can help you unlock your personal greatness. I am trusting the Lord to use this series to lift you to a new level of accomplishment and success in Jesus name.
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April 12th, 2010
“And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married (Isaiah 62:2-4)”
Whenever a child is born in the natural, he/she is given a name by the parent that later becomes the identity of the child. Similarly, when anyone is born into God’s family (i.e spiritual birth), he/she is given a new name and identity that only the Father in heaven can name.
Infact, the names you were given by your biological parents cannot truly capture your identity. Your purpose can only be unveiled when you become born again. That was why when Mary gave birth to Jesus, she could not name Him because Jesus was not born by the will of man, neither do Mary knew his purpose on earth. Jesus was born of the Word and Spirit of God and only God can give Him a name that truly defines his purpose.
In addition, it is important to note that the way man name things differs from how God name things. While, man give names that reflect the past, ancestral lineage, your present circumstances or events, God give names that reflect your purpose, potential and future possibilities.
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April 8th, 2010
“And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed (Genesis 32:26-28).”
Many Christians today are unaware of those things they have been given to live a successful life on earth. Apart from the Word of God and the Holy Spirit, the Name of Jesus had been given to every believer to confront every issues and battles of life victoriously.
In our discussion last week, I laid the foundation on the importance of doing everything you do in the authority of the name of JESUS. Matthew 21:9 says: “Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord”. And Colossians 3:17 enjoins us to do all we do in words and deeds in the name of Jesus. The truth is, the name of JESUS is much more than what we merely use when we pray to God, rather it is a symbol of our authority for victorious living. Today, I want to show you why all the blessing of the cross and everything that Jesus died for resulted in him being given a name and the significance of the name for us today.
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