Go for More

Sunday 26 March
READ: 2 Kings 13: 14 – 19
MORE LESSON: Deut. 1: 11

The king of Israel came to old Elisha at the prophet's death bed and reported that the enemy had risen against the nation and they needed God's help for victory. The prophet put his hand on the king's arm and gave him some prophetic instructions which included striking an arrow on the ground as a prophetic symbol of striking the Syrians. The king struck the ground three times and the prophet became angry with him. He told him that he should have struck like six times because that was the prophetic sign of his strike over Syria. Obviously, the king thought that after winning three times, he was already an accomplished man and didn't need any further victories. However, the prophet told him that he would continue to have wars with the enemies because he would defeat them only three times but those three victories were not enough to completely vanquish Syria. So Israel would continue to have wars with Syria.
One of the things that prevent men from maximising life is thinking that they have arrived after a few successes. It is popularly said that the enemy of your success is not failure but your last success. When a man thinks that he has hit the bar as a result of his accomplishments, he stops making demands on life and starts sinking into mediocrity. A man who feels satisfied with life has no motivation to desire greater things. Such a man 'has arrived'; he has no where he is going any more. In fact, the way such men pray shows that there is nothing at stake any more. They pray like 'big men'.
Imagine a young brilliant man of 23 years diagnosed with a terminal disease and an old man of 100 years in church where a prayer point for long life is raised. The passion with which each will pray will be different. The mistake the young man would make is to look at the old man praying lackadaisically and he starts to imitate him. The old man has arrived where he is going whereas the young guy has a lot at stake. So, have you arrived where you are going in destiny or you believe there is more that you need to become and do? The answer is not in words; it is in your approach to life.
There is a challenge to those who think they have arrived; there is always a higher level. If you are the governor of your state, there is a difference between being a governor and being a president. If you are a professor; are you known in your classroom only or you have international renown and impact? Even as a pastor, there is more. Today is the day that you should turn your roof to the floor for another storey and start going higher.

Prayer/Action
* Appreciate God for the 'more' you have never enjoyed.
* Pray that you will not live short of God’s provisions for your destiny, in the mighty name of Jesus.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
I am the light of the world, nothing can shut me down, I shall shine brighter and brighter unto the perfect day, in Jesus' name.