Do you know why you exist? Why are you alive and still breathing yet you hear of the deaths and murders of people around you daily, in wars, in accidents, in explosions and so on. Do you think you are privileged? Do you think you are holy and worthy of it all? Do you think God loves you more than others?
What comes to mind when you read about the shepherd who went after the missing sheep having to leave the 99 sheep? Is that single sheep too important that it cannot be lost or is it not by grace that we are meant to be? One thing i can remind you again and again is that no one that offer the praise and worship to fill your space before your presence in God's eyes. No body in this world can ever be like you cause as our faces are different, so are we. So is our worship and praise before the Lord. So is our prayers and supplications before the Lord. So is our anointing and grace before the Lord. So is our level of favor and abundance before the Lord.
Just like David, who worshiped with praise and thanksgiving, he prepared a wonderful place for Solomon who fell in the opportunity of grace that was birth forth by David, his father. Generational blessing that Solomon do not deserve but by grace was he accorded.
Moses also left such anointing of glory for Joshua who did not labor as had as Moses, but by grace was accorded the opportunity. Same goes from Elijah to Elisha. And so on, do you think you have been opportune with all you have or the blessings that is surrounding you by your effort? If you feel that way, then i urge you to rethink and look back on the grace of the Lord which is upon you and upon your predecessors.
You have been placed in a position to bring a particular thing to the table of the Lord, a unique thing that no other person can. Do you even know that as humans, we all have different genetics as well as we have unique identifiers in our thumbs prints, signatures, and so on. Are you thinking you are not worthy cause you have not done something in the standard of some other person? Are you worried about your tomorrow cause you are not even sure of the meals of the day before you?
When we look far beyond what we allotted in this world, then can we see what we are really made up of. We have the empowerment of grace and that is sufficient for you and i. I might not be like the famous Joel Osteen, i admire him and love his message but he can only bring to the table, what Joel can bring to the table and i will be able to bring to the table what Henry Mitchell can bring to the table.
Note again, no two praises to the Lord is same, no two worship are same and no two faith and devotion are same. We are what we are cause we choose to believe as we have been placed and as we attain more understanding of the Lord, we are brought in closer relationship for the perfection of our destined purpose of the Lord.
Who was John the Baptist? His destined purpose was to be a forerunner of the savior of the world, and funny it was actually his cousin. He was placed in the position to serve his younger cousin, today we will allow pride and circumstance of the world blind that truth and say, but God, he is my younger cousin, what will my family say? Will they not say that he is more successful than i am?
He did not have to think this way cause he did not allow his logical mind to overwhelm him, rather he continued in the ministry that he was entrusted upon and allowed himself go ahead in even making disciples in preparation for his cousin, who we know is Christ Jesus.
"Lord i am grateful to know that you have allowed me a chair and have promised that i will sit upon that chair, no matter what happens along the way. Thank you Lord for never having giving up on me and constantly loving me even when i knew you not. Thank you Lord for having set me up to be saved and may we see your glory henceforth in Jesus Name... Amen"