Bible Verse of the Day

You can still Do More!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009


I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own yet; but one thing I do [it is my one aspiration]: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead. Philippians 3: 13 (AMP)

Meditating on the experience of Isaac in Genesis 26, where Isaac was sent away from his place as a result of envy and on getting to a new place he decided to dig a well but the people of the land fought him over the land and took it up from him, he named the first well- Argument. But his men dug another well which they fought over again and he named that one- Opposition until he moved on to the one which he named Room enough and no one fought over that one.

Similarly, Peter the experienced fisherman having been frustrated throughout the night without catching a single fish but when Jesus told him to still let down the net for a catch, it was as if all hope was lost but Peter said, “nevertheless I will try because you say so”. And that one more single trial gave him a boat-sinking, net-breaking experience.

How often do we give up after a couple of attempts!

Someone once said, “Your result is the only proof that you have done your best”. The only thing that shows me that you are truly giving life all it takes is the fact that you have results to show for your efforts. This may sound mean but it is meant to propel you to work at your life till you get results.

Apostle Paul was an outstanding man of God who gave his divine calling everything till the point of death and would do anything for the gospel to be preached and so the prison, beatings, hazards, persecutions and afflictions didn’t really matter to him.

Friends, what is your purpose, pursuit, vision and passion for living?
How much time, energy, study and perseverance have you given your life?
What are you contemplating of giving up on?
What aspect of your life do you need to give just an extra attempt?
What well are you trying to dig?
How long have you been toiling without a catch?

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. -Thomas Carlyle

God’s word for you today is to give your life an extra push by refusing to give up easily after a few attempts because until you have results to show, your attempts are not yet enough.

By perseverance the snail reached the ark. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Take time out of your busy schedule to give the necessary attention to your very life and ask the sincere question, Why am I not getting the desired result?

Among others, the reasons why people give up are;

Lack of a definite purpose for living. Before you can do more than what you are doing now, you must be sure that you have set out a definite purpose for your life which must be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-Bound (SMART). Psalms 37: 5

Lack of divine direction. For me, divine direction is key. Don’t just jump at opportunities because others are doing it, let God lead you. You can only lead a stress-free life by allowing God to lead you through His Word. And one of the acid test for divine direction is PEACE and PROGRESS. Anything you do and you lose your peace is not of God. Be wise! Psalms 32: 8

Lack of inner strength. See what Proverbs 24: 10 says, “If you fail under pressure, your strength is not very great”. Many just get fed up and tired easily. It is because of lack of strength within. God has what it takes to give us strength from within. No wonder Paul prayed that, “..from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit.” Ephesians 5: 17

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure. - Benjamin Disraeli


I penned down these words on the airplane enroute Lagos to Dubai last week and I know it will bless you;
Do more than being a jobseeker, start creating jobs
Do more than praying, fast
Do more than receiving, give and be a distribution centre
Do more than complaining, be a problem-solver
Do more than meeting your deadline, be purpose-driven
Do more than walking, run with a vision for living
Do more than loving, be committed
Do more than believing, trust God
Do more than passing through school, let the school pass through you
Do more than saying, I’ve tried my best better to say I can still try more
Do more than being global or local, be GLOCAL!


Shall we pray;
Lord, I receive grace not to give up at the very edge of my breakthrough. Amen

Order!!!!!

Friday, September 4, 2009

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.
Genesis 1: 1-2(NASB)

Do you know that the fundamental difference between a Garden and a Jungle is Order? While the former is well planned, tended and cultivated, the latter is in disarray, unplanned and complicated even though they may be of the same size or even the same species of plants.
Can the situation of your life at the moment be said to be like a garden or a jungle?

Are things in disarray and characterized with unplanned or dragging relationship, uncompleted academic and professional courses, broken home or quarrelling parents, chaos, abandoned projects, truncated dreams, bad habit and so on…..
Will you say you are right on course with your own 7 point agenda that you set for yourself at the beginning of the year or you have already reduced it to 2 or even 1 point agenda and it’s still not working?
If these describe you in a way, then these words are for you because the God who created the earth in the beginning is set to bring order to your life.
After the creation at the very beginning, the earth was still formless and void, it was dark, black and lacked colour and the beauty that the Creator intended but what He first did was to turn the lights on.
Turn the Lights on!
While you and I do not need to turn the physical lights on like God did, we have the light of the Word to turn on.
Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path.
Psalms 119: 105 (NLT)
Which area of your life is in disarray and where do you need help?
There is arguably no area of your life that is not traceable to God’s word. Are you having a challenge in your academics, getting a job, relationship dragging, job insecurity, struggling with terminal diseases and infections? Listen, there is a provision in the Word of God that you can lay hold on for victory.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee… Hosea 4: 6 (KJV)
To reject knowledge or to be ignorant of what has been prepared for you is to suffer in silence. Go for knowledge!
How to turn the lights on
Be sure of what you want
It’s amazing to note in my conversation with people that many still don’t even know what they really want. What do you really want? Be specific in your request. When Jesus met a blind man, He still had to ask him want he wanted. Why? It is because the blindness may not be a top priority on his list. What do you want?
Search the Word
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. John 5: 39 (KJV)
After being sure of what you need, then you will need to settle down with your bible to be able to get insight as to where the provision is made. It is real work but it pays off. I have personally engaged this over the years and it has always worked. It’s in the Word.
Meditate on the Word
Meditation is simply reasoning in line with God’s word. It is the similar to the process of regurgitation in animals where certain animals throw up what they have eaten to re-chew it and properly digest it. When you meditate on God’s word you eat the word until it becomes part of your system and faith is fully formed in you beyond doubt.
Declare the Word
Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that it was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:3- 4 (NLT)
A word found and eaten but not declared will have no effect. Your mouth is the tool for framing your destiny. My pastor once said, a closed mouth is a closed destiny.
God only performs what you declare from His Word!
Even God had to call for light before it came. Therefore, based on the knowledge of God’s word that you have, declare the light you want to see in your family, on your job, in your relationship, on your career, and all will become good because after light came God said that it saw that was very good.
Your jungle shall be turned into a well watered garden.
Your life will reflect God’s glory.
All your long awaited blessings will come speedily before the year runs out.
All these shall be yours as you turn the lights on!

Shall we pray:
Lord, cause the light of your Word to bring order to my life.
Amen