YOU
CAN STAND OUT I
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
Proverbs 28:26-29:9
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