April 1, 2020 CAC Living Water Devotional :- AN EXCELLENT SPIRIT
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH
THE LIVING WATER {Jan ~ June, 2020}
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
TOPIC: AN EXCELLENT SPIRIT
Read Daniel 6:1-3
_[1]It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;[2]And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.[3]Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm._
MEMORISE: Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm (Daniel 6:3)
EXPOSITION
All who know their God shall, among others, do exploit (Dan. 11:32). But somebody was querying: “If all of us are praying to be the head, topmost and the like, who will occupy the bottom or middle spots?” Should this bother you at all? All that should be on your mind is becoming excellent in everything God gives you to do (Psa. 1:3).
Agreed, all of us cannot be in the leadership, or at the helms of things, at same time, but it is pertinent to discover that excellence is God’s children’s birthright (Jos. 1:8). Whatever you do without possessing its spirit, hardly succeeds! If chain smokers, drunkards, addicted gamblers cannot change, then it is logical to conclude that they have been possessed by the spirits behind these bad habits. Why can’t you then be possessed by the excellent Spirit (Obad. 17)?
Daniel, in our golden text, excelled, even in strange land. Joseph did, in Egypt, Esther at Susan, just to mention a few. Then, you can, if you think you can, in the Lord (Phil. 4:13). You don’t unnecessarily need to become a politician, money launderer, etc., before you excel. Not until you become a top preacher or worldwide televangelist before you are said to be excelling. Rather, in whatever you do, aspire to be the best of God. Do something differently and excel in it. Excellence is of, and comes from God alone (Psa. 75:6-7). Don’t be complacent for little success and do not settle for mediocrity. Rather than desperation for excellence, it is desiring it, according to God’s will that brings it. Stay excellent in all your endeavours, in Jesus’ name.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord Jesus, fill me with Your eternal Spirit of excellence.
2. I come against the spirit of mediocrity in my life, family and endeavours, in Jesus’ name.
3. May the spirit of excellence fall on all our children in their schools and places of apprenticeship, in Jesus’ name.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Deuteronomy 33 – 34, Joshua 1 – 2 & Acts 4
Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!