Memorise:
And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt
be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto
the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to
observe and to do them:
Deuteronomy 28:13
Read: Luke 5:17-26
17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there
were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out
of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of
the Lord was present to heal them.
18 And, behold, men brought
in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to
bring him in, and to lay him before him.
19 And when they could
not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude,
they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with
his couch into the midst before Jesus.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is
this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to
forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee,
Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
Message:
Our heavenly Father is looking for people that will do the uncommon
things required to become uncommonly successful, thereby showing forth
His greatness. Looking at the story of the man sick of the palsy in our
Bible reading for today, you will learn some things that are essential
to attaining this height. This man had a vision of what he wanted to
become in life, though he was lame. Vision means beginning with the end
in mind. Vision is superior to ambition because while ambition is what
you want to happen, vision is what God wants to happen. Furthermore, he
realised he needed a change and he chose to change. In 1 Chronicles
4:9-10, we see that Jabez chose to become different and he got it. You
also will obtain the necessary transformation you need in accordance
with what you have chosen in Jesus’ Name.
The sick man was ready
for new ideas. For him, getting an alternative meant getting to Jesus.
This is where some people need to watch it. This man was wise enough to
know where solution lies for him, but in the case of some children of
God, instead of waiting on God under their God-appointed spiritual
leaders, they continue to patronise different prayer mountains. This man
also kept good relationships i.e. good friends. He could not walk, but
his friends could. You have to be good yourself to be able to have and
maintain good friends. Don’t be a lone ranger; not only in terms of
marriage is this relevant, it also applies to you having good dependable
friends.
The sick lame man also had current information. You
need to keep the channels of receiving information open in your life. It
is when you are current that you can be correct, and then you can
collect what you need, which will eventually stand you out in success.
Elisha was current on the things going on in his time (2 Kings 2:1-4).
By this information, he kept following Elijah until finally he collected
a double portion of Elijah’s anointing that subsequently made him to
stand out.
Action Point:
Father, whatever it will take for me to stand out, please do it in my life and grant me the grace to co-operate with you.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 CHRONICLES 19:1-22:1 and PROVERBS 29:1-9
AUTHOR : Pastor E.A. ADEBOYE
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