Who are you?

 
“And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?” John 1:19

Who are you? Have you ever been asked that question? That was the question that was directed to John by the priests and Levites who wanted to know his identity. They asked him again in John 1:21-22, “… Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?” 

John answered and said to them in John 1:23, “… I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.” John knew his identity, therefore he was not insecure when he was asked concerning his identity. He didn’t claim someone else’s identity, he knew exactly who he was based on God’s plan and purpose for his life.

This is why knowing God’s vision (plan and purpose) for your life is important because it helps you to discover who you really are. Knowing God’s vision for your life will also give you a sense of purpose for living.

Instruction: Pray Colossians 1:9 for yourself today.
Matthew 16:13-17, John 3:25-30, John 14:6.
Doing the Word: Be confident in who God has made you as revealed in his plan and purpose for your life.

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Created for a purpose.

“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” Revelation 4:11

Our opening scripture reveals to us today that God created all things for His pleasure. The word 'pleasure' is from the Greek word 'thelema' which means; will, inclination, determination, purpose. This means that the Bible is letting us know that God created all things for His purpose. Therefore, everything God created exists for a purpose.

When you understand that God created you, and He created all things for a purpose, it lets you know that you were created by God for a purpose. There is a reason why you are here today. There is nobody in the world that is here by mistake. But until you find out God's purpose for your life, you will never truly know your true value.

Value is rooted in purpose. Until you find out why you were born, you will be insecure before others. If you don't know why you were born or why you are alive, you will have a meaningless existence.

I encourage you today to live your life for the reason and purpose for which you were born. That is what guarantees a truly successful and fulfilled life.

Instruction.
Please pray Psalm 90:12 for yourself today.

For further study read:
Acts 26:16, Romans 9:17, John18:37(ESV).

Doing the Word
Stop comparing yourself with others, live for the reason why you were born.

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What is vision?

“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”
Proverbs 29:18

The word 'vision' connotes 'to see.' Therefore from the natural man's point of view, vision can be defined as a mental concept of a preferable future. Vision can also be defined as a pictorial description of the future you desire.

Vision from the concept of scripture refers to a prophetic revelation. Based on that concept, we can define vision as a revelation of God's plan and purpose for your life. This reveals that vision is the essence of life, so if you don't have a vision, your life would lack meaning. A vision guides your life so if you don't have a vision, you wouldn't know your destination in life.

A broader definition of vision from the concept of scripture is a revelation of God's plan and purpose for a person, a family, a business or a nation. There is a vision for every nation, and until a nation finds out her purpose for existence, her people will be adrift. This is because vision has cohesive power; it binds people together.

Have you found God's vision for your life, family and business? It is important you begin this new year with a clear vision. Ask the Lord to reveal to you His purpose and plan for your life, family and business.

Have you found God's vision for your life, family and business? It is important you begin this new year with a clear vision. Ask the Lord to reveal to you His purpose and plan for your life, family and business.

Instruction.
Please pray Ephesians 1:17 for yourself today.

For further study read:
Psalm 90:12, Psalm 39:4, Habakkuk 2:1-3.

Doing the Word
If you have already found out God's vision(plan and purpose) for your life this year, write it down and use it to guide your life this year.

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Be Excellent.

“Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.” Daniel 6:3(KJV)

I will like to challenge you today to make up your mind to be exceptional. Rockerfeller said, “Excellence is doing common things uncommonly.” Do what you do in a way that no one has ever done it before.

You can never go beyond where you are right now until you desire it in your heart, because we rise to the level of our expectation of ourselves. The Bible says in Proverbs 23:7, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:” The word ‘think’ also means ‘to expect’. So what you expect of yourself is what you will become. The Bible says in Proverbs 23:18, “…thine expectation shall not be cut off.” Think excellent thoughts concerning what you do because that is what you will certainly produce.

Work at excellence and refuse mediocrity. Remember Christianity is not a hide out for mediocres, our Father God is an excellent God. This is obvious from the things He created. Everything He has created and everything He does is in order, because excellence is a product of order. Order is the accurate arrangement of things in its place.

You will not have order in your life until you have priorities. What are your priorities? Your priorities are the things you value and what's most important to you. What are the things that you can invest your life in today that tomorrow you would not regret that you invested your time in. Schedule your life around those priorities. When you build your life around such priorities you will have order, and when you have order, you will have excellence.

Planning will also help to amplify your excellence. Therefore I encourage you to have a plan for your life. Have a plan for your day and whatever you do. It has been said that to fail to plan is to plan to fail. Remember that the future belongs to those who prepare for it. Are you preparing for your future? I encourage you to prepare for a greater future ahead of you by investing in yourself and before long your will inspire the world. God bless you.

INSTRUCTION
Please pray the prayer on Philippians 1:9-11.

For further study read:
Proverbs 17:27, Daniel 5:14, 1 Kings 10:1-5.

DOING THE WORD
Write out your plan for today and increase your order. Your plan should include attending Fragrance of His Presence tonight.

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Born for results.

“Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.”             
Isaiah 8:18(KJV)

You must take responsibility for results because leaders take responsibility for results. When you have results of success and great accomplishments, you will be able to inspire others. Go for results, desire to be successful.
Your results in life is what determines your influence. A Pastor whose ministry is impacting the whole world is more influential than a Pastor who is just reaching a State. I challenge you today to go for results. Desire to be more, do more, and have more than you had yesterday for the sake of the gospel.

Child of God you were born for success. This is because when you were born again, your ability to fail stopped. Your capacity for failure was removed the day you got born again. That is why the Bible says in 1 John 5:4, “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”

You were born for success. You were born to win. There is no defeat in your spirit. All you have in your spirit is victory and success.

You are the handiwork of God, and God does not manufacture junks, neither does He sponsor flops. If God made you, it means that you are good enough for success and you are God's best. This is because every product is a reflection of the manufacturer. So if God made you it means that you are a success going everywhere to happen.

CONFESSION
In the Name of Jesus I declare that I am a success because I am God's own handiwork, recreated in Christ Jesus, that I may do those good works which God planned beforehand for me. Am taking paths which He prepared ahead of time, that I should walk in them. I am living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for me to live.  

For further study read:
Ephesians 2:10, Philippians 1:6, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Hebrews 13:20-21.

DOING THE WORD
Think and act like God's best because that is who you are.

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Have integrity.

“A good reputation and respect are worth much more than silver and gold.”                   
Proverbs 22:1(CEV)

Character breeds respect. Nobody is going to respect you until they know you are a person that keeps your words because every man's character is measured by his integrity.

You can never rise above your level of integrity because integrity is the true foundation of success. Peter J. Daniels one of the richest men in Australia said, “I have told the world that we can never separate morality from success because no man can truly remain successful without morality.” This explains to us why most of the richest men in the world are principled.

For instance are you aware that Bill Gates never slept with his wife until he got married to her. Are you also aware that he was a virgin when he got married at thirty years of age.

Integrity always breeds respect. When you have integrity God will believe in you, others will believe in you, even life and nature will work for you.

It is so  important that you have integrity as a child of God.

PRAYER
Dear Father I thank you for I know you are able to keep me sincere and without offence till the day of Christ in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read: 
1 Samuel 12:3-5, Psalm 25:21, Proverbs 11:3,
Proverbs 20:7, Acts 20:33-35,  2 Corinthians 7:2.

DOING THE WORD
Maintain a good reputation.

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Be purpose driven.

“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” 
Luke 19:10(KJV)

From our opening scripture, we see that Jesus knew exactly what His purpose was, and He could express it to us in one sentence. This means that Jesus was successful and influential in His ministry because He was focused.

Nothing makes men fail like broken focus. If you don't know where you are going, any road can take you there. Don't join the statistics of those who don't know where they are going. Some of them do not even have any dream, they have no vision, or any purpose statement for living. They don't want to be influential neither do they want to do anything significant to impact the world.

Don't live your life without a vision. If you don't know God's vision and His purpose for your life, this is what you must do. If you are not born again, then you have to get born again first. Then if you are born again, all you need to do is to ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you the purpose why you were born, and He will show it to you because that is why He came to dwell in you.

Find out why you were born, because you can never inspire others if you don't know where you are going. This is because people want to follow someone who is confident about where he is going. So the confidence and conviction of the leader becomes the inspiration of his followers. You can never inspire without confidence, and you cannot have confidence if you don't have a vision.

INSTRUCTION
Please pray the prayer in Colossians 1:9 for yourself today.

For further study read:
Habakuk 2:1-3, Ecclesiastes 10:15, Isaiah 30:21,
Acts 26:16-19.

DOING THE WORD
Write out God's vision for your life if you have not yet done that.

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