GREATNESS!
Psalm 71:21
Monday, January 18, 2016
I learnt greatness by looking into creation, especially by looking into the character of the animals. I saw how the cow in the mass of its body’s wealth shivers and takes off at the presence of a mere dog. I saw the chicken in its pride, confidence and protection chasing off the hawk.
I saw the lion threatening the elephant, and with its thin waist and big head, it is called the king of the jungle. I saw animals small in stature ruling animals of immerse body fat. And so I asked, what is greatness?
I thought greatness was about natural composition and outward excellence. But those that rule in the earth did not look so intimidating or really big, they just had faith in themselves and then the great outwardly (but small inwardly) bows to them.
I found greatness in three things- faith, conviction and mindset (knowledge)
Every time God wants to make a man or creation great, he puts something inside, for instance he put his Spirit inside man and man became the boss of the earth.
In Psalms 8:5 scriptures said man was made a little lower than Elohim (the direct translation is not angels but Elohim) The angels are messengers to man, yet they appear more excellent in body and fashion than man. Man would never have wings like the cherubs and seraphs.
Have you ever wondered why there is a list of world influential men and a list of world richest men, yet the first top ten of richest men do not all make the list of influential men? Some people still rule the rich and politicians; they are still at the mercy of some people, called influential.
Greatness is about faith and mindset. It is immaterial whether he is more handsome or more beautiful, or he has more money, or he is politically or conditionally above, if you can think above him you are greater than him. If you can have faith in yourself you are the greatest!
I summarize the formula of greatness thus, faith in God + faith in yourself + Plus greater knowledge = Greatness. Many stop in faith and never go for knowledge, and so it appears that their faith does not work, now you see your mistake, make a change.
SELAH: You have greatness in you, dig it out!
Shalom!
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