SCRIPTURE: That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. 1 Samuel 3:4-5.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Running is a character of those who fulfil destiny; you must run in order to fulfil destiny.
It has been confirmed through Scriptures that people who fulfil destiny are those who handle their lives with a sense of urgency. Running is a character of people who fulfil destiny. You must run in order to fulfil destiny.
Let me give you two examples:
i. Prophet Samuel
When Samuel heard the call of God, he didn’t walk; rather, he ran.
1 Samuel 3:4-5 says,
4 That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
High flyers in the Kingdom operate with a sense of urgency. Anyone existing in spiritual authority, material prosperity, operates with a sense of urgency.
As Samuel laid down before the Ark of the Lord, and God called him, he thought it was Eli calling him, so he ran to meet Eli.
ii. Elisha.
1 Kings 19:19-20 says,
19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
Elijah found Elisha, and cast his mantle on him, and Elisha ran and followed him. Elisha left his yoke of oxen and ran after Elijah.
You see, we live in a generation where people do things casually. It is a generation where people are casual about everything. They drag their feet in every situation, even in situations that require urgency. They put their hands in their pockets as they walk.
It is a generation where people want to take everything easy. The truth is, life is never easy for those who take everything easy.
Beloved, be determined never to walk through life lazily; run to God; run with God, and run to fulfil destiny.
Remember this: Running is a character of those who fulfil destiny; you must run in order to fulfil destiny.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Refuse to walk casually through life with a lazy attitude.
- Live with a sense of urgency.
PRAYER: Lord, I repent from every attitude of laziness and unseriousness. I receive the grace for speed in life, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: EXISTENCE AT THE TOP – THE POWER OF SWIFT ACTION AND MOTION.
QUOTE: We must live with the consciousness that we are not just living for ourselves; we are living representatives of a Kingdom, and as such, we should impact as many as we come across. That is the pathway to finding real fulfilment in life. Culled from the book, “21 FOOLISH THINGS PEOPLE DO” by Dr Paul Enenche.
DAILY READING: Zechariah 9-11.
AMAZING FACT: Your blood makes up about eight percent of your body weight.
PROPHETIC WORD (DECLARATION): Receive an impartation of urgency today, in Jesus’ Name.
