SURE PATHS TO GREATNESS
Memorise: Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised
in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Psalm 48:1; Ephesians
1:17-21; Bible in one year: Mark 3:13-5:20; Job 17:6-18:4
Greatness means largeness in size. It means to be
pre-eminent, imposing, grand, distinguished in importance and remarkable in
ability, character, achievement and of course the anointing. Without doubt, our
God is great God. The greatness of our God is manifested through His Names, His
creations, His wondrous acts, His love, through His Son Jesus and through us
His children. Are you a child of God? You are destined for greatness because
God created you in His image and commanded you through His word to be great
(Genesis 1:26). Don’t under-estimate yourself. You were created to multiply and
to dominate. Your calling has to do with greatness. You are not ordinary (Psalm
139:14). God has done all that is needed for you to be great. He even used His
only begotten Son Jesus to pay the price for your greatness.
It must be understood that every form of greatness
begins in a small way. Great men like Abraham, Isaac, Joseph, Moses, David,
Paul the Apostle and our Lord Jesus Christ and humble beginning. Job 8:7 says.
“Through thy beginning was
small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.”
Every child of God should be guided by the motto: “it
is not over until it is over”. I believe that it cannot be over until I am
fully blessed and truly great (1 John 3:2). Abraham, Isaac, Joseph and David
travelled on a particular path to greatness in their respective lives. They
manifested some character, attributes or traits that ensured greatness in their
lifetimes. The first of such attributes is dreams. God revealed greatness to
Abraham and Joseph through dreams before they become great. Whereas Abraham saw
innumerable stars which were to represent his children, Joseph dreamt and saw
sheaves, the sun, moon and eleven stars making obeisance to him. At the time
they dreamt those dreams, there was absolutely no indication that they were
going to be great men. What are your dreams? Dreams are the driving force
behind greatness. Greatness involves dreaming big. The most distinguishable
difference between small or unsuccessful people and great or successful people
is that great people are motivated by dreams which are beyond their capacity to
fulfil. Through out their reach, they believe that if they work hard enough,
they will someday hold their dreams in their hands. Dreams motivate you into
action. What you see in your dream, you become. Unsuccessful people are
motivated by today. They are not “tomorrow thinkers.” Who are you? Are you a
today or a tomorrow thinker? Vision and dreams are the sure paths to greatness.
Key Point:
A dream encourages you to pay some price now and reap
the reward later.
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