Proverbs 22:29 ‘Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men’.

DAILY READING; Philippians 1:1-11; Ezekiel 18; Isaiah 47.

In his book, ‘Six Steps to Excellence in Ministry’ Kenneth Copeland shared an important lesson he learned while serving in the military. At that time, their sergeant in basic training was very tough on them. When Kenneth asked him why he was so hard on them, he basically made Kenneth to understand that the soldiers who survive the war are the ones who take their training seriously.
This lesson was later appreciated by Kenneth when he became a minister of the Gospel. As he started out in the ministry, he became more and more aware of God’s demand for him to be trained in the Word by spending all of his time in the Word. To accomplish this, he and his wife Gloria, carried a tape recorder loaded with Gospel material everywhere they went. It played all the time.
By constantly listening to the Word, their spirit was strengthened to overcome many initial challenges of their ministry. As ministers, they were constantly traveling and preached on the average 21 days each month, twice a day, seven days a week. In these beginning years, they suffered financial difficulties, while having two little children to take care of. But as they listened to the Word more and more, their lives began to transform.
Kenneth was so desperate for knowledge, that he went to Kenneth Hagin’s ministry to trade his old car for tapes. But when the manager of the tape ministry, took one look at the old car, he told him, “Just go ahead and take the tapes. Bring the money when you can.”
So Kenneth Copeland packed as much tapes as he could and began to feed on The Word.
The result of feeding in the Word day and night revolutionized their lives. Their faith became strongly built up and eventually leveled the mountains of debt, poverty and problems that had surrounded them. The more they heard and spoke God’s Word, the more His blessing expanded in their lives until their ministry became a global ministry that today, greatly blesses people across the world.

To actualize the destiny that God has ordained for us, we must be committed to effective and tireless training in the Word.
No matter how great your calling, you may not see your desired result if you lack the adequate depth and knowledge from God’s Word.
As servants of the Lord we have the responsibility to be trained in the Word and build up great faith. We must get enlisted in an intensive spiritual boot camp where God prepares us for the high places He has ordained for us in life.
While, success in our calling will demand a high price, we must always remember that the benefits of sacrifice always outweigh the cost.
It is important that we submit to be trained because the great and effectual door God open to our future often comes with many adversaries. Illumination and power from the Word is what will enable us overcome the many battles.
The Word is our primary weapon of warfare, we must therefore do whatever it takes to diligently study it and learn how to effectively wield it.

Proverbs 22:29 says ‘Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men’.

Our depth in God’s Word will determine the height we can attain in life. God upholds all things by the Word of His Power and as you get connected to His Word, He will also uphold you.
He will lift you from weakness to strength, from sickness to health, from poverty to wealth, from obscurity to prominence.
It doesn’t matter where you may be today, as you train your mind to be controlled by the Word, you will experience a revolution. Your life will be transformed positively. Through, understanding you will certainly become outstanding in life and in all your endeavors.

PRAYER: Father please help me to be willing to submit to the necessary process that will prepare me for my next level. Please destroy every force of limitation, and enable me to rise to my high places in life in Jesus Name.
QUOTE ;
When you make God your priority, God automatically makes you priority in His own plan. – WORDBITE 222.