Psalms 75:6- 7 “ For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south, But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another”.

DAILY READING; • 1 Corinthians 1:1-17; 1 Kings 12:32-13:34; Joel 1

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) was born and raised in debilitating poverty.
His family was so poor that he walked bare-foot for the first eighteen years of his life – in rain and in sunshine.
As a young boy, Adeboye sought an escape from the abject poverty and so made up his mind to pursue education. But after he gained admission to Ilesha Grammar School in Osun State, his mother pleaded with him to abandon the idea of going to the Grammar School because they could not afford the fees.
Adeboye was adamant about his ambition to be educated and to show how serious he was, he refused to eat until his fees were paid. After going two days without food, his mother panicked and urged his father to sell some items and borrow money to pay the school fees.
When he finished his secondary and university education, Adeboye, began his career as a lecturer in mathematics at the universities of Lagos and Ilorin. He was full of great ambitions, one of which was to become the youngest Vice Chancellor of a frontline University in Nigeria.
However, he soon found that his attempts to make progress in life was beset by many obstacles and problems. A desperate search for a spiritual solution brought him in contact with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) which was founded by Pastor Josiah Oluwafemi Akindayomi. After becoming born-again on 29 July, 1973, Adeboye’s story dramatically changed.
He lost his former ambitions and rather began to burn with zeal for Christ. He eventually gave up his job as a university lecturer to become a full-time preacher in the Redeemed Christian Church of God. When the founder, Pastor Josiah Oluwafemi Akindayomi died, the mantle fell upon Adeboye and he was appointed the next General Overseer of the RCCG.
Thus began his God-ordained journey to prominence and global acclaim. From abject poverty, the grace of God lifted him to glorious heights he could never have achieved by his own strength.

Indeed God’s plan for us surpasses whatever plans we may have for ourselves. As Heavens are higher than the earth so are God’s thoughts higher than ours.
No matter how beautiful our own ambition, it can never compare to God’s divine plan.
It is not our hussling or laboring that takes us forward in life, it is the grace of God that makes great.
Our careful, well-structured plans for our lives mean nothing if God is not involved. Without the hand of God, hard work alone, never makes a high flyer. There is place for hardwork and diligence, but ultimately it is the grace of God that makes the huge difference.
It is the blessing of the Lord, that makes rich, not ‘the sweat or struggles of man’.
1 Samuel 2:9 says ‘By strength shall no man prevail’.

It is God’s help and guidance that terminates frustration on our journey. When you are guided you cannot be grounded. When the Lord is your Shepherd, you shall not want. True promotion and upliftment comes from God alone.(Psalms 75:6- 7)
When God is the One behind your lifting, no man can bring you down. When God opens a door before you no man can shut it.
Thereofore to enjoy supernatural overflow and fruitfulness, we need to make the pursuit of God our priority.
As we seek God’s counsel through consistent study of the Word, prayers and worship, surely,, He will guide us into our green pastures and take us to unimaginable heights.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to feed constantly on Your Word, and to maintain a lifestyle of prayer and praise, so that I can be sensitive to Your leadings. By Your grace I shall attain the glorious destiny You have ordained for me in Jesus Name
QUOTE
It takes a heart for God to make a mark in the sands of time. – WORDBITE 201.