GREAT MEN OF INDELIBLE IMPACT

SCRIPTURE: ‘And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions..’ – Hebrews 11:32-34
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Children of God have always set the pace for the world to follow.
 
Throughout history, it has been noted that the children of God have always set the pace for the world to follow. It may amaze you to know that ninety nine percent of the notable and historic scientists and inventors were directly connected to God. 
 
Scientists like Robert Boyle postulated the Boyle’s law (Gas law). Nicolaus Copernicus; the propounder of the heliocentric theory (an astronomical model that states that the sun is positioned at the centre of the universe, rather than the earth), was a senior member of the clergy (Prebendary) in a catholic cathedral. Michael Faraday, who postulated the Faraday’s law of electromagnetism, was a child of God. Isaac Newton, the founder of classical mechanics and regarded as a father of physics and mathematics, wrote more on homiletics (the art of sermon preparation) than on physics. Wallace E. Johnson, the founder of the Holiday Inn that is thriving around the world was a Christian. He employed about one hundred and ten thousand people before he died. 
 
Beloved, God's children are outstanding personalities in their generations. Determine to make a mark in your generation. 
 
Remember this: Children of God have always set the pace for the world to follow.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Ask God for a landmark invention in your lifetime.
2. Work hard to ascend the height of greatness.
 
PRAYER: Help me LORD to be a world imparter like Jesus Christ. I will fulfil all I was created to do in Jesus’ Name. 
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: GENERATIONAL IMPACTERS.
 
QUOTE: There is no success without secrets. Culled from 30 SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr Paul Enenche
 
AMAZING FACT: Wearing earphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 15/6/1752:  Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning was electricity.
 
DAILY READING: 1 Kings 14:1 to 15:24 Acts 10:1 to 23, Psalm 133:1 to 3, Proverbs 17:7 to 8.

DESIGNED FOR LANDMARK EXPOITS

SCRIPTURE: Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. – Isaiah 8:18

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Throughout history, the children of God have always set the pace for the world to follow.

God’s design for His children is to make landmark exploits on earth; His purpose is to bring us to the point where we do things that have never been done before in our generation and in the history of the world at large.

A typical example of this kingdom landmark exploit is the construction of the Lord’s Garden Auditorium (Dunamis permanent site) that is under construction which the LORD is building for Himself. I am yet to know the number of church structures worldwide that are of that size. The Gallery alone measures twenty thousand square metres; which is the equivalence of two hectares. And twenty thousand square metres of space can accommodate a minimum of forty thousand people. So, imagine only the gallery of the auditorium accommodating forty thousand people! Humongous!

It is God’s plan for His children to carry out humongous projects to His Glory. Throughout history, the children of God have always set the pace for the world to follow.

It may amaze you to know that ninety nine percent of the notable historic scientists we have ever heard of or read about were directly connected to God.

Beloved, make up your mind to make a landmark exploit in your generation by being connected to God.

Remember this: Throughout history, the children of God have always set the pace for the world to follow.

ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Develop a great vision for your life.
2. Dare and embark on humongous projects for the Kingdom.

PRAYER: O LORD, I ask for humongous vision to undertake a humongous feat for You, LORD, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: GENERATIONAL IMPARTERS

QUOTE: Do what others avoid. Culled from 30 SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr Paul Enenche.

AMAZING FACT: The human eye remains the same size after birth but the nose and ears never stop growing.

TODAY IN HISTORY – 11/5/1987: Margaret Thatcher won her third consecutive term as Prime Minister.

DAILY READING: 1 Kings 8:1 to 66, Acts 7:51 to 8:13, Psalm 129:1 to 8, Proverbs 17:1

INVOLVING GOD THROUGH PRAYER

SCRIPTURE: And David inquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. – 1 Samuel 30:8

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Prayer is very important when starting a venture in life.

In our world today, many people do many things without involving God. They embark on serious life decisions; the decision to start a business, ministry or marry someone without prayer or Divine involvement. That is the pathway to disaster.

Before I stepped into ministry, I had to seek the Face of God in prayer and fasting. Also, when I wanted to get married, I prayed to know the person and also prayed to know the date of the wedding.

Prayer is very important when starting a venture in life.

For instance, when you are about to begin a marriage process, you need to pray, “Lord, I do not want to go into this marriage by myself, I invite You to go with me into this marriage.” In the same manner, when you are about to start a new business, you have to pray: “O God, I do not want to start this business all by myself, I want You in it.” In each instance, you invoke the Presence of God.

Beloved, through prayer you connect your marriage and business with His Presence. Therefore, pray before you embark on any venture in life.

Remember this: Prayer is very important when starting a venture in life.

ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Involve God in everything you do by embarking on prayer of enquiry.
2. Be patient with God to get an answer before moving forward.

PRAYER: O LORD, help me to be passionate for You and Your Presence. Draw me closer to You daily, LORD, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: PRAYER AND DIVINE DIRECTION.

QUOTE: Deficiency and shortage in life is a product of existing independent of God. Culled from 21 FOOLISH THINGS PEOPLE DO by Dr Paul Enenche.

AMAZING FACT: Blue whales are the fastest growing animal on Earth.

TODAY IN HISTORY – 10/6/2002: The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans was carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.

DAILY READING: 1 Kings 7:1 to 51, Acts 7:30 to 50, Psalm 128:1 to 6, Proverbs 16:31 to 33

THE REASON FOR LIVING

SCRIPTURE: You are the world's light – a city on a hill, glowing in the night for all to see.  – Matthew 5:14 (TLB).

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: One of the duties of the child of God is to show the world how to work.

The Bible is filled with the revelation of God’s purpose for our existence on the earth. Anyone who does not know how to study God's Word diligently is yet to know why he is alive.

Our anchor Scripture clearly defines the reason God created you. We understand that you exist as a light-bearer and a road-pointer for the ungodly in your generation.

One of the duties of the child of God is to show the world how to work. We are to show the people of the world how to be employers and employees because we are the light of the world and a city set on the hill which cannot be hid.

We are expected to show the world how to serve; we are expected to be pace-setters and not pace-keepers.

The challenge is that many children of God are being colonized by their unbelieving colleagues. This is not proper!

People should see a Daniel and know what faithfulness at duty means. They should see a Joseph and know what it means to be a servant of God in the work place. In the same manner, people should see you and learn a positive principle from your life.

Remember this: one of the duties of the child of God is to show the world how to work.

ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Make up your mind to be a pace-setter in your generation by the way you behave.
2. Shun every attitude and act of mediocrity in your life.

PRAYER: O LORD, I ask for the grace to live as a road pointer to the world. Let my life teach my world how to live in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: WORKPLACE AND CAREER WISDOM.

QUOTE: To be purposeful is to be thoughtful. To be thoughtful is to be successful. Culled from 30 SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr Paul Enenche

AMAZING FACT: A blue whale’s heart weighs up to 2,000 pounds. Their heart can be the size of a Mini Cooper.

TODAY IN HISTORY – 9/6/1959: The first ballistic missile-carrying submarine, the USS George Washington was launched.

DAILY READING: 1 Kings 5:1 to 6:38, Acts 7:1-29, Psalm 127:1-5, Proverbs 16:23– 30

THE PRICE FOR GREATNESS

SCRIPTURE: And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: – Ephesians 2:6.
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: There is no flight without a fight
 
From our anchor scripture, the Bible makes it clear that the heavenly place is our place and position by the covenant. 
 
Therefore, the low places of the earth are not where we are meant to be. Mediocrity is not God’s purpose for the child of God.
 
The question is; why is it that many children of God are not on the top positions of life? 
 
The simple answer is, there is no flight without a fight. For instance, before an aircraft can take off, it engages in a fight; it fights the wind, gravity and its weight in order to take off. 
 
God’s servant, Bishop Oyedepo once said that there is no rise without a price. If you want to be at the top position in life, there is a price to get there. I have discovered that nothing can be possessed until it is pursued. 
 
Many children of God are not ready to pay the price for greatness; this is why even though they are destined to be great, they still remain in the low positions of life. 
 
There are no spiritual provisions without human conditions.
 
Beloved, make up your mind to pay the price in order to be great in life.
 
Remember this: There is no flight without a fight
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Make up your mind to pay the price for greatness.
2. Read and study about the secrets of great men on earth.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, give me the grace to pay the price for greatness. Lift me from the low position of life in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE PATHWAYS TO AUTHORITY.
 
QUOTE:  To flow with crowd is to be lost in the crowd. Culled from 30 SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr Paul Enenche
 
AMAZING FACT: Blue whales are the loudest animal on Earth reaching up to 188 decibel.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 8/6/1783:  Laki, a volcano in Iceland, began an eight-month eruption which killed over 9,000 people and started a seven-year famine.
 
DAILY READING: 1 Kings 3:3 to 4:34,  Acts 6:1 to 15, Psalm 126:1 to 6, Proverbs 16:26 to 27.

TAKING YOUR PLACE AT THE TOP

SCRIPTURE: Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places. – Ephesians 1:20
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: As a follower of Jesus, what cannot be said of Jesus must not be said of you.
 
It is confirmed from our anchor scripture that Jesus is seated in the heavenly places. He is the Head and the church is His body.  This means that if He is seated in the heavenly places, we are also seated with Him. It is not possible for the Head to be up and the body is down.  
 
In Hebrews 12:2, the Bible admonishes us to look unto Jesus Christ because He is the pattern Son. Where you find Jesus is where you are expected to be. As a follower of Jesus Christ, what cannot be said of Him must not be said of you. He is the Author and the Finisher of our faith.
 
Beloved, you are a part of Jesus Christ (if you are a born again child of God). God has made you for the top and not the bottom. The low places of life are not your portion on earth.
 
Therefore, take your place at the top position. Reject every form of mediocrity. Deal with every character and habit that will limit you in life. Cultivate the vision of Jesus and you will fly in fulfilling God’s purpose.
    
Remember this: As a follower of Jesus, what cannot be said of Him must not be said of you.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Develop a solid vision for the top
2. Read the book “30 secrets to the Top” by Dr Paul Enenche
3. Practice the principles learnt from the book.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, I ask for a solid vision for the top. Deliver me LORD from an average existence in Jesus’ Name
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE PATHWAY TO AUTHORITY.
 
QUOTE: You need a vision to get to the top. Culled from 30 SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr. Paul Enenche.
 
AMAZING FACT: The brain uses 20% of the total oxygen and blood in your body.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 6/6/1930: Frozen foods were sold commercially for the first time.
 
DAILY READING: 1 Kings 1:1-53, Acts 4:1-37, Psalm 124:1-8, Proverbs 16:24

PRAYING TO CONNECT GOD'S PRESENCE

SCRIPTURE: Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites! – James 4:8-9 (GNT)
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: To take life seriously is to take prayer zealously.
 
The importance of prayer in making a mark for God cannot be overemphasized. To take life seriously is to take prayer zealously. You can identify a person who is not serious with life by his lackadaisical attitude towards God and prayer.
 
One significant essence of prayer is that it establishes the atmosphere of God’s Presence around a man’s life. 
 
God’s Presence is needed to achieve every quantifiable progress in life.
 
Prayer connects a man's spirit with the Spirit of God. When the spirit of man becomes united with the Spirit of God in the place of prayer, an atmosphere is created, and that atmosphere is called the Presence of God or the atmosphere of His presence. 
 
And this atmosphere is needed for the fulfilment of your destiny and the success of anything you deem important in your life.
 
Beloved, treasure your relationship with God above everything in life. Make up your mind to be like Job who would not eat his necessary food until he had studied God’s Word (Job 23:12). Do not go through life as a nonentity. Determine to matter in life by taking your prayer life seriously.
 
Remember this: To take life seriously is to take prayer zealously.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Take at least one day of fasting in the week in order to deepen your prayer intimacy with God.
2. Pray daily, at least for one hour.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, increase my prayer fire. Help me to be passionate for Your Presence LORD, in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, READ THE BOOK: THE PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER BY DR PAUL ENENCHE.
 
QUOTE:  You may lose anything in life but one thing you must never lose is the Presence of God. Culled from 30 SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr Paul Enenche
 
AMAZING FACT: When awake, the human brain produces enough electricity that can light a small power bulb.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 7/6/1099: First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem began.
 
DAILY READING: 1 Kings 2:1 to 3:2, Acts 5:1 to 42, Psalm 125:1 to 5, Proverbs 16:25.