Thursday, 31 December 2015

TOPIC; BEING UNDER AUTHORITY TO BE IN AUTHORITY


SCRIPTURE: For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. – Matthew 8:9

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: To be a leader, you must be a learner.




The will of God for His children is to be in positions of authority. God is not a God of mediocrity and hence, He does not desire any of His children to live a life of mediocrity. To live in mediocrity, therefore, is an abuse of Christianity.


Now, how does God place one in authority? What is the key to being in authority? The key is simple: be under authority. From our anchor scripture, the centurion said “I am a man under authority.”

That means that the centurion, though in authority was under another authority. Beloved, please remain under authority because to be in authority, you must be under authority. Nobody can successfully be in authority who is not under authority. To be a leader, you must be a learner.


Nobody can be a successful leader without being a successful learner. Instruction is a prerequisite for distinction. Instruction is the pathway to distinction. You have to remain under instruction if you want to see distinction.

You should never agree to have arrived at any point in your life. Remember, those who arrive too soon arrive too small.

Whenever you think you have reached your peak, you are only set for the pit. Make up your mind that you are not yet at your peak. Keep on keeping on.
I once heard Papa Bishop Oyedepo say, “No star can function at his best without a role model. You do not play your role at your best without a role model.”
Beloved, place yourself under instruction, and as you do so, I believe your day of unusual authority has arrived.

Remember this: To be a leader, you must be a learner

ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Make up your mind never to arrive too soon; do not be too big to be instructed
2. Learn from everything and everyone.

PRAYER: Help me LORD to remain under authority regardless of my status in life. Give me the grace to learn from everything and everyone, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE BLESSING OF AUTHORITY.

QUOTE: The top is seen as the best part or section of something. Culled from 30 SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr Paul Enenche.

DAILY READING: Malachi 3:1 to 4:6, Revelations 22:1 to 21, Psalms 150:1 to 6, Proverbs 31:25 to 31.