Attaining Spiritual Excellence

By definition excellence is "the quality of being outstanding or extremely good". Another definition puts it like this, "excellence means greatness-The Very Best". In the context of the human spirit's walk with God, I would like to give you two  Dimensions of Spiritual Excellence.

1. CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE BEFORE THE LORD LORD:

An excellent spirit is first of all cultivated in the place of spending time with the Lord.

- Developing a hunger for God; His presence, His nature and attributes, and His function. CONTACT A DIVINE PASSION - Isaiah 9:6-7,

- Prioritizing God in our hearts and lives, e.g Daniel ( Dan 1:8-9), Joseph ( Gen 39:1-10)

- Spending time in His presence for communion - Jude 1:20-23, Luke 9:28-29,

There is a refreshing and enabling ability in God accessible when we spend time with Him. Do not just go before the Lord with a mindset of receiving things from Him. Go to Him with a mind of knowing Him and receiving Him.

- Studying God's word in order to LIVE by it - 2Tim 2:15, Josh 1:8

God's word is to be studied as an Instruction Manual for living, not as an Information Book, or a study material for preaching, teaching and/or Counselling.

2. DEMONSTRATING EXCELLENCE IN OUR FIELDS OF ENDEAVOUR

Example: Daniel and his three friends

God's desire is not just for us to receive from Him. He wants us to come to the level of being able to represent Him - our Ambassadorial office- and release the virtues we contact from Him into the fields of our endeavors. Such fields includes-

• Marriage
• Vocation/Place of Work
• In the Neighborhood/City
• Parenting
• Among Colleagues & Friends

Everyone who truly received from the Lord was expected to manifest the knowledge of the Lord in their territories of influence - Rom 8:19-21, 2Cor 2:14- , Dan 11:32.

. Abraham -

. Joseph -

. Daniel -

. David -

. Samuel -

. The apostles -

. Paul -

We have a divine obligation to manifest the divine/spiritual excellence in us wherever the Lord places us.

God Bless.

Pst Tunji AKINOLA (Snr. Pastor)
International House of His Presence
Port Harcourt.
Rivers State, 
Nigeria