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Thursday, February 2, 2023
HOPE
No
matter the gloomy picture that life might paint don’t be discouraged. The worst
thing that will happen to a man is to lose hope in times of difficulties. If
there is anything to lose, not hope. Hope is what will keep you going amidst
your life’s challenges. Whenever there is a will, there surely will be a way.
Don’t
write yourself off when God has not written you off. There is always light at
the end of every tunnel. When Jacob looked at Joseph, he saw a great son, when
the brothers looked at him, they saw a mere servant. When the Ishmaelites
looked at him they saw a slave. Potiphar looked at him and saw a potential
friend. The prisoners looked at him and saw a fellow prisoner. How wrong were
all of them because when God looked at Joseph, he saw a Prime Minister of Egypt
in waiting. Don’t be discouraged dear by what people see in you. Be encouraged
daily by what God sees in you. Remember, never underestimate the person next to you
because you never know the deposits of the Lord in him.
Remember
David got the anointing of becoming a King while he was still a simple child
shepherding sheep. Esther herself was a simple orphaned girl yet she was a
queen in waiting. At your God appointed season, your dream will and must
manifest. Hold on and hold out… God is at work.
But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and
sowed weeds [resembling wheat] among the wheat, and went away -
MT. 13: 25 (AMP)
What does
it mean to ‘rest on your oars’?
-to be satisfied with your achievements and
not to make an effort to do anything else:
-To feel comfortable because you have been
successful in the past:
-Satisfied and complacent.
-self-fulfilled within self-satisfaction
-Satiety (as in satiated); triumphalism (pride)
(Reference:
Cambridge dictionary)
What questions could you have been asking in your pathetic
situation?
Has God forgotten me? God gave
me this child/job/wife, why am I having troubles?
Whatsoever your
questions are, you are not alone. The servants would have wondered how those
tares could have come to be; in a vineyard owned by God.
“Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have
weeds?” (Matthew 13:27).
•The world is full of ills because the devil is
an enemy of good – and
this world is his playground But through it all, God is not caught unaware
He said to them, ‘An
enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and
gather them up?’ But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you
also uproot the wheat with them. (Matthew 13:28-29)
Why would God tell them not to pluck the ills out yet?
•God has a master plan
It’s not what happens around us that matters but how we respond
to what happens in us wherewithal whatsoever is happening around us.
•While
growing next to wheat, tares (darnels) cannot be distinguished from real wheat. It is not until near the time of harvest that you can discern
which of the two the real item is.
•Issues
of life that are wheat can appear as tares; while tares can appear as wheat
Life
challenges could arise to fire us and test our true nature
•Every ill has an expiry date (Rev. 12:9 tells us the devil, who deceives the world,
will be cast out at the end of days)
•The Lord knows who are His (2 Timothy 2:19 - Nevertheless, the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal, The Lord knows them that
are his. And, Let every one that names the name of Christ depart from iniquity).
•The Lord expects us to stay on track and not get
corrupted until the time is fulfilled.
What is
expected while waiting?
“Let both grow
together until the harvest…” (Matthew 13:30a)
While waiting, there’s so much room for growth. It is in the
process of growth that we become all God intends for us. There will be pruning,
polishing and molding in the process.
For instance, you don’t have to wait till there are
challenges before you get to pray. Don’t settle for being a Sunday-to-Sunday
Christian. Grow spiritually, socially, financially, career-wise, and in all
areas. Increase in knowledge!
If flowers don’t grow, they won’t become as beautiful as they
are. Therefore, we cannot afford to settle.
There are many things at stake coming ahead of us… So much God can do
with our lives.
Be not like the reapers who went to sleep… (Matthew 13:25) Let’s
not be contented with what we have achieved … Prepare and be ready every moment
as if the Lord of the harvest is at the door.
Shall we
pray?
May the Lord endow us with the grace and enablement not to
settle for less; for there is room for us to grow; such growth we claim with
the capacity for us to contain.
Lord, we want more of you, we want more of your encounters.
Enlarge our capacity; enlarge our coast such that we would be prepared and
positioned to receive all you have in store for us.
All these we pray through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Call to ACTION
What would
you do differently this week?
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Summary - Lessons
from the Parable of the Tares and Wheat
•God has a master plan and a great purpose for
us.
•The world is full of ills; which may happen to
anyone.
•Through it all, God is not caught unaware. He
still cares.
•The Lord knows who are His and expects us to
persevere
•Every ill has an expiry date and every good has
a rewarding date.
•While persevering, keep growing and don’t
settle.
This message was first preached as Sermon by Mr. Timothy
Aderogba on Sunday 13th February 2022 at the Anglican Church of Praise - ACOPraise, Eputu 105101 (under
the Lagoon Archdeaconry, Diocese of Lagos).
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MINISTRATION AT THE 2021 BROTHER’S WEEKEND OF C.A.C. PRAISE CHAPEL ILARA STREET, OFF OBALUFON, ILE-IFE
GENERAL THEME:
“MAN BY GOD"
– Gen. 1:26-30; Heb.1:1-9
AIM: The revelation, enthronement and position of the
man, made and named by God in fulfillment of heaven's agenda for
the earth
SEMINAR TOPIC:
AWAKE!
SHAKE THYSELF FROM THE DUST “HELPED TO HELP”
[introduction]
I’m Alex, and by
divine providence the founder and CEO of AMG LOGRedeem; an emerging firm
leading expatriates in the production of smart furniture and interior designs.
We started here in Ife, yet our work presence has taken us across the country.
I’ve engaged in so
many projects and products right from my undergraduate days. My work has taught
me so many insights into what it is like; when God felt when He created the
world and remarked “it was good”
God is an
entrepreneur; [how many of you agree with me?}
Enterpreneurs are
problem solvers;
Enterpreneurs are visionary;
Enterpreneurs are skillful;
Enterpreneurs are creative;
Enterpreneurs are resourceful; and
Enterpreneurs
are multipliers.
God created us in a
purposeful universe for a purposeful mission. This is exemplified in our theme
text and I love it’s translation in the Amplified Version.
Gen.1:28 - Amplified Bible
28And God blessed them and said to them,
Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it [using all its vast resources in the
service of God and man];
and have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and over
every living creature that moves upon the earth.
From this text, It’s
evident that God created us for a specific mission; and that is why He didn’t
create man before creating fishes, seas and firmament. All that man will need –
sun, water, food, - God created first before man so he can fulfill his
missions.
All that God has
given unto us – skills, talents, finances – is so that we can use it to fulfill
His missions and His purposes here on earth.
[share some personal
experiences of how our work at LOGRedeem had helped people achieve a better
standard in their work/ home spaces….]
Conclusively, have
you ever wondered why God didn’t create skyscrapers, and limousines during the
early days of Creation? It is because He has deposited in you and I the
capacity to innovate and create those things.
So, I want to charge
you, brothers, to dig out those gifts God has deposited in you for the benefit
of mankind. Don’t be afraid if your dreams look too big. Dream big and aim high
but don’t be timid to start small.
Vision of the Zeetin's Manufacturing Plant in Abuja
In the following couple of months, the goals of Zeetin Engineering Limited, to be the primary Nigerian corporation to fabricate an electric powered automobile might turn out to be a reality.
Though a frightening task, however with the dedication of the corporation to pioneer the producing of electrical cars, the dream might quickly come to fruition.
Speaking on the initiative behind his venture into the manufacturing industry engineering, Azibaola Robert, said, “In history, there are folks that create matters and depart at the back of their mark withinside the sands of time. I need to depart at the back of a gap so that, in the nearest future, after I am no more, the discovery will preserve to talk for me.
“What I am pioneering now isn't about amassing wealth but about leaving a worthy legacy that others can benefit from. That is all my preference and ambition.” says Azibaola Emmanuel Robert; the Bayelsa-born enterpereneur who hails from Otakeme area of Bayelsa State and has constantly proven creativity, with a burning preference for designing and craftsmanship despite the fact that he ended up graduating with a Law diploma at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Port Harcourt.
His enthusiasm for constructing and developing technology were borne through his radical wondering proper from his college days while he served because the vice-president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in 1993 and practiced, for a short while, in human rights’ defence and advertising through the Niger Delta Human and Environmental Recue Organisation (ND-HERO) – a platform he served to push for development, peace and environmental justice within the oil-generating groups of the Niger Delta.
His Humble Beginning - Robert Azibuola
From the small beginnings as the chief of ND-HERO, Robert went on to set up many high-tech engineering companies along with Mangrovetech, which later modified its call to turn out to be Kakatar Construction and Engineering Limited. situated in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital, Kakatar prides itself as Nigeria’s first indigenous business enterprise the usage of most effective Nigerian engineers to execute infrastructural tasks throughout the distinct elements of the united states of america.
He is likewise the founding father of Zeetin Engineering Limited. His preference for designing and fabrication gave beginning to Zeetin, a business enterprise set to layout and manufacture made-in-Nigeria automobiles, and completely Nigerian-made engines and spare elements. The revolutionary and CNC precision engineering centre additionally specialises withinside the layout, fabrication of heavy spares and all styles of metalwork. Located in Abuja’s Idu Industrial District, Zeetin is rapid turning into an incubating workstation of a few sort. It homes the most effective UMC-1600 device in Nigeria and the second one of its type in Africa; a flexible five-axis device that may produce all engine elements, together with pistons, engine blocks, crankshafts and more.
An attorney through career however an inventor and innovator through passion, Robert is a totally flexible and a success entrepreneur. Although he's a brand new entrant in the machine-production business, Robert isn't always an unintended innovator because he is a diligent planner, explorer and creator who thinks through each procedure he wishes to surmount to be able to obtain his set goals.
With a searing zeal, unbridled awareness and backbone to go away a mark as an inventor, Robert is on the edge of creating records because the pioneer Nigerian attorney to fabricate electric powered automobiles, absolutely made-in-Nigeria car engines, heavy-responsibility tech machines, together with excavators, dozers, vehicles and allied machines that Nigeria presently imports from different countries.
Encouraged through his imaginative and prescient to invent fundamental and avant-garde manufacturers of cars for Nigeria, Robert stays corporation and resolute to carve a spot within the high-tech industry, mainly the automobile production region and to revolutionize generation for the best of his country people; Nigeria.
"Pressing towards the Goal" - Authored by Sundar Singh Sangma,
The Director of Ministry at Haggai Institute, India
The book simplifies the art of Goal Setting and Planning. Reading through, I realized that most of what we tag ‘goals’ are mere wishes. I had a redirection towards goal setting both for short-run and long-run goals. The book is a good-read for everyone who wants to get it right in becoming effective and not just being busy achieving little.
The author carefully addressed the misconceptions about goal, the challenges we often face that prevent us from setting or achieving our goals and the key processes to follow in setting realistic, yet challenging, Goals.
You will find in the book the principal characteristics of a good goal to be G: God-Glorifying, O: Objective, A: Ambitious and L: Life Enhancing. The fundamental requirement for every goal to be SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-Bound -was also outlined and exemplified. The Author used very applicable examples to explain what could be regarded as goals and what’s not. Role Models in Goal Setting were also not left out; including our Lord Jesus who had His Goal fixed right from start and finished it.
Conclusively, a more reason why everyone should take Goal Setting serious is a research figure the Author presented. It was found out that only 3% of people were found to be Highly Successful and those were those who had specific written goals and were working towards them; another 10% were Just Successful; another 60% Less Successful and others considered Failures and they were those who never considered what they wanted out of life. So, which category you and I would belong to depends on our actions today. Start Pressing towards the Goal!
Notable Quotes on Goal Setting
“Begin with the end in mind” – Stephen Covey
“Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
“All man dreams; but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds awake to find that it was vanity; But the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, that they may act their dreams with open eyes to make it possible” – T.W. Lawrence
“It’s incredibly easy to get caught up in an activity trap, in the busy-ness of life, to work harder and harder at climbing the ladder of success. Only to discover it’s leaning against the wrong wall. It is possible to be busy – very busy without being effective.” – Stephen Covey
“Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God” – William Covey
“You see things as they are; and ask, “Why?” But I dream things that never were; and ask, why not?” – George Bernard Shaw
Conversation between Alice and the Cheshire cat in Lewis Carroll’s Alice Adventures in Wonderland
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?’ asked alice –
‘that depends a good deal on where you want to get to’, said the cat.
‘I don’t much care where,’ said Alice, ‘ so long as I get somewhere.’
‘Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,’ said the cat
So, it's necessary you have a direction and press on towards the goals.
Hope you are blessed by this article. Let me know your thoughts in the comment section.
