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| Pst. Itua Ighodalo |
Sermon delivered by Pastor Itua
Ighodalo, pastor of Trinity House, Lagos at Breach Repairers Assembly, Lagos, during the celebration of the 50th Aniversary of Pastor Kingsley Chuks Nduka, Senior Pastor, Breach Repairers assembly, Lagos on Sunday, April 17, 2016.
Bible Reference: Psalm
92:12-15
The bible
describes the life of a righteousman as “flourishing like Palm Tree” and “growing
like
Cedar of Babylon”
Palm Tree
Palm tree is one
of the most useful trees on the planet. It is so useful that everything on the
tree- even some roots-is reused in some way or the other. Palm tree is
characterized by productivity, longevity and usefulness and above all, it
always make it to the top.
Cedar of Lebanon
Cedar of
Lebanon is a tree known for its strength. It was prized throughout the ancient
Near East. Cedar was imported to Egypt in the reign of the 4th dynasty king
Sneferu. One of its primary uses was for boat construction.
Why God
created us
To worship
Him
To impact
mankind
To fulfil our
visions
To make it to
the top
It is very
clear that one of God’s purposes for us is making it to the top. Man has no
business with failure or any reason not to make it to the top. It is true that
challenges of life tend to distract us most times from pursuing our Godly
purpose which leads us to the top but we must not stop nor give up.
Steps to
making it to the top
Be planted in
the house of God:
To be planted
in the house of the Lord means to know Him, fear Him and serve Him. It also
means constant fellowship with Him in place of worship. The following bible passages shades more light to it.
Psalm 75:6-7 For
promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But
God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
1 Chronicles
28:9-10 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve
him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts,
and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he
will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the
sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
Proverbs
3:5-6. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Know God’s
Will For Your Life
Acts 13:36-37
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on
sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: But he, whom God
raised again, saw no corruption.
To make it to the top, you need to know the
will of God for your life.
The scripture above made us understand that David
served his generation according to the will of God for his life. Discovery of
God’s will for ones life is another step to making it to the top. 80% of the
world population do not know God’s will for their lifes. To discover His will
for your life, there is need for you to constantly be in His presence; this
takes us back to the first point.
Have A Powerful
Vision
Your vision
in life is a mental picture of where you are going. It is where you aspire to
be or the height you aspire to attain in life. When you know God’s purpose for
your life, the next step is having a big picture of how far you can go with the
purpose. There is power in dreaming for what you can’t see, you can’t get.
Proverbs 23:7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:
Be Prepared
To Pay The Price
Luke 9:23. And
he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and
take up his cross daily, and follow me.
This is what
paying the price all is about. The journey to the top is tasking and requires a
lot of discipline and sacrifices. Following Jesus daily is the answer.
God will
favour you.
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