Pastor E.A Adeboye, The General Overseer (RCCG)
Memorise:
The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion:
rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Psalm 110:2
Read: Mark 9:2-10
2 And after six days
Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an
high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
3 And his raiment
became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white
them.
4 And there appeared
unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
5 And Peter answered
and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three
tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
6 For he wist not
what to say; for they were sore afraid.
7 And there was a
cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This
is my beloved Son: hear him.
8 And suddenly, when
they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with
themselves.
9 And as they came
down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what
things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
10 And they kept that
saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the
dead should mean.
Message
Just as God can suddenly pick up a beggar from the dunghill
and set him on the throne, it is also possible for Him to give a sudden
spiritual promotion. One blessed morning, Elisha woke up as the farmer's son
who wandered around with Elijah as his servant; but by the evening of the same
day, he had become a father to all the sons of the prophets, and had in his
possession twice the anointing of his master (2 Kings 2:9-15). How awesome!
Yes, it is possible to experience a sudden spiritual promotion. Several years
ago, at the Ebute-Metta (Lagos) national headquarters of our Church, we
normally held our workers' meetings in the evening with pastors and workers
sitting opposite each other. On this particular Sunday evening, just before we
prayed, we decided to do some Bible study. I gave a passage of Scripture and
asked everyone to give their interpretation. By the time all the pastors had
given their interpretation of that scripture, they were not anywhere close to
what I was expecting. Thereafter, I extended the opportunity to the workers.
One young worker got up and gave an accurate interpretation of the subject
matter, and I said, "Congratulations, pastor!" As soon as he heard me
say that, he immediately grabbed his seat and moved over to sit with the
pastors. In protest, the pastors said, "No, it was only a mistake".
"What mistake?" asked the young man, "The General Overseer has
called me a pastor; what else do I need?" Then I waded in saying "My
son, ordination with the anointing oil will come later, but from now on, you
are a pastor."
Here is another truth about promotion: whether you
experience an ascent or descent in life depends on who is holding your hand. If
God is holding your hand, He will take you from glory to glory, and your
promotion will continually be accelerated. This was the secret of Joseph's
unprecedented promotion. Genesis 49:24 says:
"But his bow
abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of
the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of
Israel:)"
But if you decide to go to the devil for promotion, you will
surely end up in shame. You cannot hold God with one hand and at the same time
hold the devil. If you do so, you can rest assured that you are on your own
because God will simply step aside. How close are you to the Lord? He can still
take you up suddenly in the area of the anointing and in other spiritual matters.
Key Point:
Some sudden promotions are a result of a hidden period of
conscientious, deliberate and sustained work of excellence.
Bible in one year:
Numbers 7:12-89; 2 Corinthians 2:12-3:18
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE
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