Word Empowerment Arena

TODAY’S EXHORTATION:

EXCELLENCE CAN’T BE IGNORED.

…a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit (Proverbs 17:27).

Walking in excellence is for those who make the choice. Therefore, develop your spirit for excellence to always produce outstanding results. Remember the words of Jesus: "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill can not be hid" (Matthew 5:14).

Then in the 16th verse, He said, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). Yes, you’re shining, but are you shining enough to give light? It doesn’t matter what anybody thinks; make up your mind to do what you do so well that you’ll be a reference for excellence and thus make yourself so relevant and indispensable by building stability, discipline and reliability into your character.

There’re people who have so many responsibilities because of their excellent spirit and excellent performance.
They’re so dependable that every time something new is about to be done in their place of work, their names come up. Yes; it’s because excellence can’t be ignored.

PRAYER:
Dear Father, I thank you for the spirit of excellence that’s at work in me.
I continually walk in excellence, and as such, my light shines ever so brightly and brings glory to your name.
I function in divine wisdom and diligence to consistently produce outstanding results, and my commitment to excellence is a testimony of your grace and goodness in my life, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Have a blessed day. Remember to join us tomorrow for the School of the Word Bible study. God bless you 🙏.

TODAY’S EXHORTATION:

WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU KNOW.

SCRIPTURE:
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4).

It’s so important that you’re always conscious of who you are in Christ and allow that knowledge to control everything about your life. It’s one of the things that made David in the Old Testament so different from everyone else. David won many battles in his lifetime. Recall his encounter with Goliath; when all the armies of Israel, including the valiant King Saul, were terrified of Goliath, David said, "... for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?" (1 Samuel 17:26).

In verse forty-five, addressing Goliath, he declared, “…Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied” (1 Samuel 17:45). Subsequently, David decapitated Goliath's head and won the victory for Israel as a stripling young lad too young to be in the army.

The difference between David and the rest of the Israelites was that David knew who he was and was conscious of it. He recognized the covenant between God and Israel and knew that as a result of that covenant, anyone coming against Israel was coming against God.

The others in Israel didn’t function with that knowledge, and that was why they could be bullied by Goliath. God said, “My people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge” (Hos. 4:6). You can, and should always win; it’s the life God has given you.

But you have to know your divine provisions and rights in Christ. If you don’t know who you are, you’ll be disadvantaged in life. Nonetheless, if you know who you are but don’t know what to do with the knowledge, you’ll still be buffeted by the circumstances and adversities of life.

Therefore, every day, live with the consciousness that you’re born of God; you have the same life with Him.
You’re superior to Satan, with dominion over demons, circumstances, and the elements of this world.
Ponder these and similar truths in the Word of God, and you’ll walk in victory consistently.

PRAYER:
Dear Father, I thank you for making me a partaker of your divine nature and giving me victory in Christ Jesus. I’m conscious of who I am in Christ, and I walk in the knowledge of my divine rights and heritage in Christ. Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. I am victorious in every situation, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Have a blessed day. Remember to join us tonight for the School of the Word Bible study. God bless you.