SCRIPTURE: Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright. Genesis 25:34.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Your character will take you to where your certificates or degrees cannot take you.
It has been established that character is key to winning in life. In other words, you win in life by the maintenance of good character. And the opposite is true: people lose in life by the bankruptcy of character.
A good character is more valuable than the highest degree certificate. Your character can give you what your certificates cannot give you. Your character is more important than your certificate. There are many people who have been employed and promoted, not on the basis of their degree certificates or higher qualifications, but on the basis of their winning character.
Please always remember this: your character will do for you what your certificates or degrees cannot do for you. Your character will take you to where your certificates or degrees cannot take you.
If your character is stable, the sky is your starting point. People gain authority by character, and lose authority by the absence of character.
For example, God gave Esau the position of the first-born son, but he lost that position and the authority that accompanied it by his lack of character. Esau’s appetite was stronger than his foresight.
Similarly, God also gave Samson authority, but he lost it by the absence of character.
Beloved, you will not lose your place in life by character bankruptcy in Jesus’ Name. Make up your mind to develop and deploy godly character always.
Remember this: Your character will take you to where your certificates or degrees cannot take you.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Treasure godly character above all things.
- Make up your mind to uphold godly character at all times.
PRAYER: Father, thank You for Your Word to me today. I receive the grace to uphold godly character, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: PILLARS OF CHARACTER (PART 2).
QUOTE: Character is one of the secrets that took Joseph to the top. Culled from the book, “30 SECRETS TO THE TOP” by Dr Paul Enenche.
DAILY READING: Micah 3-5.
AMAZING FACT: Bees dance to communicate
PROPHETIC WORD (DECLARATION): The grace for the stability of character is released on you in this season, in Jesus’ Name.
