Who are you?

“Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? 

Exodus 3:10-11(KJV).

  

From our opening scripture, we see that when God told Moses to go to Egypt and deliver the children of Israel out of Egypt, he asked, who am I? This question revealed his insecurities. If you are insecure as a leader, and if you have identity crisis as a leader, you cannot be a good leader. Why? Because you will be easily manipulated and intimidated.

Moses was called by God to go to the King of the strongest nation on earth at that time. So, when he thought about the authority that Pharaoh had, he asked God, “Who am I?” Why did he ask that question?  It is because, he saw himself as just an ordinary shepherd and not as the deliverer that God has called him to be. He did not know that his identity was going to change the moment he answers God's call. Same thing with you, if God has called you to be a leader, do not begin to consider your insecurities and weaknesses. No! The moment you say yes to the call of God for your life, you are no longer just that weak small you that you think you are, you become God's man, and He placed you in that position of leadership to do His will. When you have such knowledge and understanding, you will lose all your insecurities because you will see yourself only as God sees you.

Eleanor Roosevelt echoed this statement, saying, “No man can make you feel inferior without your consent.” So, if somebody is despising you, it is because you allowed it. That is why Paul told Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:12(GNB), “Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example for the believers in your speech, your conduct, your love, faith, and purity.”

PRAYER
Dear Father, I say yes to your call upon my life today. I receive grace to always do your will in every position of leadership that is committed to my trust. In Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read: 
1 Corinthians 15:9-10, Ephesians 3:7-8, 2 Corinthians 6:1.

DOING THE WORD
Now that you have said yes to God, you have received His grace for what He has called you to do. Now begin to function in that grace, and do excellent things for Him.

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Speak creative words.

“A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!” 
Proverbs 15:23(KJV).

One word you tell someone can change their lives. One word you tell someone can lead to them committing suicide. One of the most beautiful women I have ever seen in my life on television said that because of the words she was told as a little child, she never knew she was beautiful, so she use to cut herself every night until she will be bleeding because she hated herself.

It matters what you say to a little child as they are growing up. If you call them the wrong names and make them feel worthless, you may just be destroying the destiny of that child. This is because psychologists tell us that the mind of a child is blank, so he or she receives the words you say as the truth about who they are, and if those words you said are negative, you may just destroy their self esteem and potential for greatness.

Every day I thank God for my mother. Everything I am today apart from God and the books I have read is because of my mother and my father. They had such positive influence over my life. So, what are you going to do with the influence you have over the life of your child, or that boy and that girl around you? Use your words to put them on the path of success and greatness. Don't talk them down. Use your words to shape their lives for greatness.

PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for you have given me the tongue of the learned to know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary at all times in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read: 
Proverbs 16:13, Proverbs 24:26, Proverbs 25:11, Ephesians 4:29, Isaiah 50:4.

DOING THE WORD
Today, bless your life and the lives of those around you with the right words.

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Produce a positive effect.

 “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”  
Colossians 3:17(KJV).

Whatever you do would either have a positive effect or a negative effect in the lives of those that are under your leadership. If you do the right things and speak the right words, you would produce a positive effect, but if you do the wrong things and speak the wrong words, you would produce a negative effect. And remember that both would have a far more reaching effect than you can estimate.

I remember a boy that was told, “Go to hell” by his mother. So, he went out of the house to a friend's house, took a gun and shot himself on the head with it, and he died. That action was triggered by that simple word that was said by his mother. Those words that you are saying to your children, and over all those that are under your authority matters. If you have been saying the wrong words over their lives, you need to repent and start saying only the right words over their lives, and it will surely have a far more reaching effect than you can estimate.

As parents your words and your deeds influence your children, and the words you tell them can go a long way to shape or reshape their destinies. As teachers, you influence your students; your words can also shape their destinies. It has a far reaching effect in their lives.

Think of Lester Calvin Brown, who was told by his family members and those around him that he was mentally retarded. He believed it and lived with that mindset until an Algebra teacher, Mr. Washington, said to him, “Don't allow someone's opinion of you become your reality.” And today, Lester Calvin Brown has influenced so many people and motivated them to great heights. That was made possible because of the words of his teacher, Mr. Washington, which gave him a new view of himself. Your words can make the difference today in some body's life.

PRAYER
Dear Father I ask that my words today be anointed to heal the broken hearted. May my words be seasoned with grace and be uplifting to everyone that will hear me today in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read: 
Esther 4:1-16, 1 Samuel 25:1-35, Haggai 1:12-14.

DOING THE WORD
Read Philippians 4:13 to yourself and let it be your meditation and confession for the day.

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Remain faithful

“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.” 
Luke 16:10(KJV).

Please don't trivialize your present assignment. It does not matter if it is to two or three people you are leading, do not trivialize it. You are there for a reason.

A dear man of God, Pastor Willy George was preaching on television, and he never received a call for about a year. So, he decided to get off television, and he started producing movies for children. Then, it happened that a little girl who has been watching his movies was kidnaped by a man who kidnaps children, molest them and dismembers their bodies afterwards.

This murderer, in order to kidnap the girl put up a false identity and came to their house. He knocked on their door claiming to be an uncle; he took the girl and drove her off town. In the process, she got to know that he was not her uncle and he was acting strange. Then she remembered what she watched in one of the Christian movies produced by Pastor Willy George, and she said to the murderer, “In the Name of Jesus, take me back home.” The man suddenly turned around, drove her back home, she came down, and he zoomed off. The police and all those who knew about the activities of this kidnapper and murderer were all surprised and wondered how he left her unharmed. Then, the girl said that it was because of what she learnt in Pastor Willy George's Show.

So, be encouraged and know that your present assignment has a far more reaching effect than you can estimate. Keep on doing what you are doing because as you do, someone is being blessed, influenced and positioned to make a big difference some day.

PRAYER
Dear Father, I ask that you open my eyes to see and my heart to understand the value you place in even the least service I render in the house of God. Thank you Father for I receive grace to remain faithful in that which you have called me to do. In Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read: 
Romans 12:5-11.

DOING THE WORD
Carry out your responsibility with a new sense of worth and fervency, knowing that you are modeling someone's life for Christ.

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You words have influence.

“From the very beginning, I told what would happen long before it took place ...” 
Isaiah 46:10(CEV)

I remember the story of President Richard Nixon of America. He said one morning, his mother was reading the bible and she turned to him and said, “One day in your life, Israel may be in trouble. When they are in trouble, do what you can to help them.” When she made that statement, she never knew that her son would become the president of the United States of America.

During the time he was president of the United States of America, Israel was in a war and they were surrounded by Muslim nations and the Israeli Prime Minister who was a woman at that time was so scared she didn't know what to do. For Israel was surrounded by these vicious armies who were one way or the other financed by some other powerful nations. So, she was faced with the challenge of not knowing how she was going to fight these armies. So, she called the President of America, who  said, “when she called, her voice sounded like my mother's voice and I remembered what my mother told me as a child; that one day Israel would need my help, and that I should do what I can to help them.” At that moment, he gave a presidential order that all the military equipment that Israel needs, should be delivered to them immediately. And Israel was able to win that war. It was made possible by the initial influence of a mother.

Your influence has a far more reaching effect than you know, so don't look down on yourself that you are just a teacher, or a children's church teacher, or just a mother. No. you have the

ability to influence the destinies of future generations by the positive impact you are able to make in the life of that young child today. So, don't trivialize your present assignment. Do you know that Mikhail Gorbachev’s mother also influenced him to dissolve the Soviet Union? Your influence counts. Use it wisely.

PRAYER
Dear Father, I ask that whenever I speak to those under my influence may the words you put in my mouth frame their lives in line with your destiny for them. In Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read: 
2 Peter 1:21, Luke 1:67-80.

DOING THE WORD
Let your words be seasoned always with grace.

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The Renaissance effect.

 “So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.”  
Acts 19:20(KJV).

God has called us as a ministry, “To take the love of God, the Word of God and the healing power of God to every individual, to every home, to every city, to every nation, to every continent every day, through every available means.” That is our vision. Therefore, our mission is, “To reach every individual in this world with the gospel, in order to raise fully functioning followers of Christ in every nation.

What does God want us to achieve with our calling? What is our destination? “To raise a people who are like Jesus.” A people who can fully express the character of Christ wherever they find themselves. That is why we are reaching out with the message God has given to us every day, on radio, television, the internet, with our daily devotional, etc. By the grace of God, souls are being saved, healed and transformed on a daily basis through this ministry.

Early last year, I got a call from Gabon, and the young man said, he listened to my broadcast while he was in Nigeria and he has been richly blessed by it. He is from the eastern part of Nigeria. So, he called asking me to pray for him and keep him in my prayers. We've received calls from persons who have lost all hope and were just about to commit suicide when they heard the message on radio. Then they called in, told us about it and they received salvation. Just think about the numerous people we are reaching everyday by what we do.

By the grace of God, our members have become ambassadors of this commission. For example, we have one of our members who went to school in Cyprus; he took with him our messages on CD's and through it so many believers there on that campus were blessed by those messages. He became one of the leaders of the Christian fellowships in Cyprus.

I thank God that we are making a difference, more than we could ever know. So, as a leader out there, carry out that vision and dream that God has given to you faithfully with a perfect heart, knowing that as you do you are contributing your own effect which is a part of a bigger dream and  that God has for humanity.

PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for the glorious things you are doing through your Church today. I ask that you will continue to amplify our impact as we continue to reach out to our world with the gospel of the kingdom. In Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
Job 8:7, Proverbs 4:18, Matthew 13:31-32, Acts 6:7.

DOING THE WORD
Pray that the Word of God would spread rapidly all around this nation and around the world using 2 Thessalonians 3:1.

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Leadership begins with a vision.

Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.” 
Exodus 3:10 (KJV).

From our opening scripture, we see that the call of God to Moses was clear. What God wanted him to do, including his destination was clear. As a result of this, we can therefore say that every genuine leader must have a destination in sight.

So, it therefore means that as a leader, you must have a destination. Where are you going? Where are you taking those that are under your authority? Your destination is what you want to see accomplished in their lives as their leader. If you have no destination, then you are not a leader.

Leadership begins with a vision. You must have a vision as a leader. A vision is a revelation of an expected end. A vision can also be defined as a revelation of God's plan and purpose for your life. So, as a leader, you must find out what God's plan and purpose is for your leadership and concerning those you are leading. Remember that the bible says in Proverbs 29:18 that, “Where there is no vision, the people perish:” In other words, if your leadership lacks vision you will fail in your leadership. This is because, everything in life is refined by vision, that is, a clear definite end with a practical step by step process of accomplishing it.

PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for I am filled with the knowledge of your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding concerning every area of my life and leadership. In Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read: 
Deuteronomy 31:7, Joshua 1:1-4, Luke 4:18,
Acts 26:16-19.

DOING THE WORD
Ask God to reveal to you His plan and vision for your leadership and your destination as a leader.

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