LABOUR FOR YOUR LAURELS
Thursday, May 2, 2024Key Verse
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness…” (2 Timothy 4:7,8).
Text — 2 Timothy 4:5-8
Message
“Faced with a challenging new project at work, I sought our manager’s advice on how to proceed. After we had gone over his suggestions, I asked him to tell me his formula for success. ‘What I do, I do very well,’ he answered with a smile. ‘what I don’t do well, I don’t do at all!’” Said Sally Baucus Boydstun. That is a great message. In a keenly contested Junior Category, African Spelling-Bee Champion competition, held recently in Malawi, a 13-year-old Deeper Life High School student won because of her decision, determination and hard work. Like Sally Baucus, what she did, she did well by God’s grace.
God created man in His likeness with the potential to excel; therefore, there should be no excuse for failure. You, too, can succeed like others if you are willing to pay the price. Apostle Paul’s excellent spirit and ruggedness gave him an edge over his contemporaries and assured him an eternal reward. He kept the faith and finished his God-given assignment. Laurels are for hard-working goal-getters. Wouldn’t you be one? Have faith in God and press on!
Quote
You too can succeed
Challenge
Laurels are for hard-working goal-getters.
Prayer for today
Holy Father, make me diligent in my work, in Jesus name.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
