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PUBLISHED ON MAY 31, 2022
– by Gabriel Agboeze
Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit: And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. Amos 7:14-15 KJV
I have realized that people of great impact don’t always have a favorable background. In fact, the odds are against them most of the time to succeed. Despite the prevailing immediate circumstances they still find a way to stand tall amidst challenges by committing themselves to a particular cause and giving it all it takes. People like this always show a high sense of responsibility, focus, grit and desire to make an impact. Amos is a practical scriptural example that had nothing to do with the office of a prophet, not even his father operated in that realm. By qualifications he wasn’t qualified to be a prophet. But he serviced his life and kept busy, that was why God picked him. He said but I was a herdsman, this was the qualifying character God looks for, He doesn’t commit serious matters to lazy people. So maybe next time before you lament how unfavorable your background is for you to make it you should consider asking yourself whether you’re a serious person or a lazy man. And for you that have been working the Lord said to tell you that all your delays are over in Jesus name. Your background is not what matters, what matters is your response to work.
Today’s thought: “Background doesn’t matter, what matters is the foundation.”
Keynote: Be up to something, don’t live without doing something; it’s a waste of breath.
Counsel: Improve your life daily by consciously fixing your eyes on the big prize and maintain hunger for success.
Prayer: God will bring you to your seat of glory in Jesus’ name. Every curse from my background preventing me from going farther is destroyed by the fire of God in Jesus’ name. It is my season of all possibilities.
Take out time today to praise and worship God for the end of another month.
