Good morning welcome to a brand new week filled with Gods plans and intentions for your life.
This week I want to inspire you to consider the man in the Old Testament called Daniel there are some great things we can learn from his life, he chose to live full on for God, he lived as a champion and we can learn much from Him.
Daniel 6:1 -5 (NKJV)
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom; 2and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to them, so that the king would suffer no loss. 3Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm. 4So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him. 5Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”
· Daniel was a man living in a nation that was not originally His place of birth or upbringing, His nation had been taken over by Babylon, It may not have been His nation but He prospered in it and was promoted to the best place, remember God can promote and prosper his people anywhere!
· Daniel distinguished himself (stood out from the crowd) above all the other leaders even those who were locals why? Because he was a man of an excellent Spirit, He was a man of excellence, what he did, he always did well.
· Excellence is a key to promotion when you like Daniel choose to live an excellent life with an excellent spirit you will rise to the top whatever crowd you find yourself in!
· It was His excellent Spirit that caught the attention of the King, when we live putting value on excellence we too will catch the attention of Kings (important people). The king had been looking for someone to give great responsibility too, he had seen performers and gifted people but then he saw Daniel a man who did things with excellence and gave him the job.
Why? Here’s a few reasons
Excellence turns up on time – you can have great talent or gift, but if it is not where it is meant to be on time what use is it long term?
Excellence Does not leave till things are finished – Which means you don’t have to manage other people loose ends.
Excellence does not cut corners – which means you do not have to follow behind the person patching things up that were done average.
There are many more but they will give you something to think about today.
Any employer worth His weight would look for excellence in someone he was going to promote, guess what so does Jesus our King as we commit like Daniel to live with a spirit of excellence he will use us and send us to do things others only ever dream of.
More tomorrow, have a great day!
Andy
HERE IS PART TWO OF THE TEACHING WE DID ON THE TITHE, LISTEN AND BE INSPIRED.
http://www.family-church.org.uk/media/message20090215P
A devotional by Pastor Andy Elmes to inspire you with a godly thought to start your day well. God’s word is indeed the breakfast of champions.
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Andy Elmes
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