Excerpts from Push and Take Back the
Borders by Uyoyou C. Charles-Iyoha
The plans of the diligent lead
surely to plenty, but those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
Proverbs Chapter 21 verse 5 NIV
According
to Mensah Otabil, tomorrow has no power to design itself. It only takes the
form and shape of the consequences of our actions or inactions today. Remember your future is always a potential to
be revealed and since it is yet to be revealed it may not have much value to
you today.
Everyone
is born great. This greatness comes from fulfilling God’s plans and purposes
for one’s life. However, many people are
not able to attain that greatness on account of lack of preparation. This is
because, rather than prepare to fulfill God’s plans and purposes for their
lives, they prepare to chase the many winged paper called money for its own
sake alone and not for the higher purpose of adding value to and enriching the
lives of many people around them.
Moses
became great from fulfilling God’s call on his life to lead Israel out of
Egypt. Though born for this purpose, it
did not happen overnight. God arranged
it in such a way that Moses received royal and diplomatic training to enable
him stand before Pharaoh. He was especially
capacitated for this job by being raised as an Egyptian Prince inside Pharaoh’s
palace. That prepared him for the
diplomatic negotiations with Pharaoh and his court. Moses received the training
prior to the encounter with Pharaoh and therefore could hold conversations with
Pharaoh.
So
also was Esther. She was specially prepared for the position of a queen. A
queen has graceful carriage, mien, mannerisms, gait, tone, facial expressions,
emotions control, grooming, and negotiation skills. It is not just about beauty but a combination
of beauty, spirituality, knowledge, education, experience, expertise, poise,
wit, humor, grace, charm, wisdom, intelligence, patience, ability to know when
and how to speak, act and grooming. She received all of this training prior to
meeting the King. It is no surprise that she emerged queen and ultimately
skillfully played out wicked Haman with the help and wisdom of God.
Joseph
also acquired royal training while in Potiphar’s household. His leadership role coupled with his close
observation of how Potiphar behaved helped in his first encounter with
Pharaoh. No doubt, God was with him,
spoke to him, instructed him on what to do yet the same God hooked him up with
Potiphar to learn the language, grace and mannerisms of royalty before meeting
with Pharaoh.
The
position and placing in Potiphar’s house also ensured that Joseph was
imprisoned in the royal gulag therefore the linking up with Pharaoh’s servants
and subsequently his name being mentioned to Pharaoh. Divine contacts are for divine purposes, the
fulfillment of God’s plans and purposes for your life. However, they are also
platforms for preparation in the tasks and responsibilities ahead. Jesus is the
greatest contact you can ever have.
Daniel
and his friends were trained by the king for the great leadership role God had
for them even in a heathen nation. They
were trained as Princes and eventually rose to the highest positions in the
land.
Nehemiah
was strategically placed in the palace to receive royal assistance towards the
rebuilding of the broken down walls of Jerusalem.
How
about our Lord Jesus Christ? He trained
as a carpenter, a very tasking, painstaking yet extremely careful job to fit in
with His role of Saviour, Messiah, Deliverer, Repairer of broken lives, Healer,
Provider, and Comforter.
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