Moving to the Next Level

Wednesday 6 May
READ: Exo. 14:1-15
MORE LESSON: Joshua 1:2-5

Movement characterises life. At every point in time, we are either retrogressing, stagnant or advancing. There are forces that are responsible for our movement, either forward or backward. As children of God, we are mandated to move forward for God is a forward moving God. There are certain disciplines that are needed in moving forward and such include prayer, the Word of God, faith, consistency, persistence, diligence and having a good self-esteem, among others.

It is the grace of God, which comes upon a man that makes him do the extra ordinary in life. So it is God's grace that moves a man forward. Abraham moved forward from his own land to the Promised Land because God had prepared something better for him. God wants to launch you into the next level where you get something better than you can see now. God is not through with you yet; for there are more things that He wants to do in your life. Many have lost excitement in life, happiness in their homes and the passion to forge ahead in life because of the challenges all around. But Jesus can bring life to that situation again. If you are yet to accept Him as your personal Lord and Saviour, you have to do that today. And if you have lost the spiritual drive to move ahead with Him, you can always come back to Him to refire you. Moving ahead means experiencing new and better things in life, and remember that if anyone is in Christ, ...he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new: 2 Cor 5:17 (NKJV). So being in Christ is what qualifies you to move to the next level in life.

However, unless you dedicate your life to Jesus Christ, all other disciplines you undertake to move to the next level are but mere empty activities. Call on Him to come into your heart today. For as many as have accepted Him and live a holy and righteous life, it is time to move forward in their walk with Him. God is ready to take you to Canaan, so don't underestimate yourself by thinking that you don't have what it takes to move on. Trust in God to empower you for what is ahead because He has greater things in stock for you.

Prayer/Action
* Ask God to move you to the next level by divine force.
* Ask God to give you an extraordinary idea that will move you to a higher level.
* Pray that all opportunities that come your way today will produce in you a greater glory.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Lord, let Your great love and power preserve me from the arrows of untimely death, in the name of Jesus.