1 Peter 2:9 ‘But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

DAILY READING; 2 Corinthians 8; 2 Kings 20-21; Nahum 2

Kenneth Copeland is the founder of Kenneth Copeland Ministries [KCM], established in 1967. Many people know that before Kenneth entered into ministry, he used to be a Commercial Airline Pilot. However, few know that his wife, Gloria Copeland is also a certified Pilot.

In the early years of their ministry, Kenneth and Gloria sowed seeds and believed God for a Cessna jet for transportation to their meetings. When this plane finally came, they found out it required two pilots to fly it.
Kenneth tried to convince Gloria that she should be the other pilot, but she refused because she didn’t think she could do it. But as Kenneth encouraged her, she finally chose to trust God and agreed to give it a try..
As she embarked on learning how to fly, it turned out she was a natural! On the day of her private pilot check ride, the man who was her examiner gave Gloria an “Excellent” rating and approved her for a license. This examiner said that he had been giving check rides for many years and in all of those years, he had only given the ‘Excellent’ rating to less than five people. Gloria was among these very few. He commended her for her extraordinary ability in handling an airplane.
After flying for a while, Gloria decided to hang up her pilot’s cap and be a passenger while other qualified pilots manned the wheels. However, whenever she needs to, she would come up to the front and read charts for the pilots.
Though Gloria had thought she was too inadequate to ever handle a plane, when she chose to trust God and give it a try, she found she was excellent at it and surpassed everyone’s expectations.

Though we may not always see the possibilities in ourselves, God has destined us for excellence in life.
When Jesus met Simon Peter, he was a “reed-like” countryman living in a fishing town of Galilee. His name, Simon, literally means reed. A reed is a tall grass that sways according to the wind.
Simon’s name indicated he was weak, unstable and insecure, but when Jesus met him, He changed his name to Peter ‘the rock’. Jesus looked beyond Peter’s present state and spoke to his destined state.
Though Jesus knew that he would one day deny Him three times, He didn’t focus on Peter’s failures and faults. He saw rather the future strength in him and told him in Mark 1:17, “‘Follow Me, and I will make you..’
And as Peter followed Jesus, he turned around to become like a solid rock—a stable believer used mightily by God as a pillar in the early Church.
Jesus knows each of us. He knows our frailties and weaknesses. He knows our faults and failures. Yet He chooses to address us according to our destined state rather than our present state.
This is because on the Cross He died to raise a new creation, a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation and peculiar people. Through redemption we have been given a change of name and change of story.
No matter what you may feel or how you may see yourself, what Christ names you overrides any negative title the world tries to impose on you.
God does not see the way men see. He looked at childless Abraham and saw a father of many nations. In Jacob, a deceiver, He saw the mighty tribe of Israel, In Moses the murderer, God saw a deliverer. In David a shepherd boy, God saw a king.
Today, in you, God sees ‘more than a conqueror’, He sees “a greater than Solomon”, He sees “a city set on a hill”, He sees possibilities beyond what you could ever think or imagine.
You may feel weak and fatigued, but that is not your destiny.
If you will only diligently follow Jesus, He will make you into what you are destined to be.
Anytime, you feel overwhelmed, like you can’t go on, always know that through Christ you can do all things. Through faith from His Word, we can exceed expectations and excell in life. Through His Blood, we have been redeemed to reign on earth and show forth the praises of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvellous light. [1 Peter 2:9]

PRAYER; Lord, I thank You for the possibilities available to me through redemption. Through Your death and resurrection, I have strength, courage and stamina to do extraordinary exploits and exceed all expectations in Jesus Name .
QUOTE:
You will never need more than God to experience the impossible in life. – WORDBITE 222.