Reproducing excelling Daniel for this generation

REPRODUCING EXCELLING DANIELS FOR THIS GENERATION

Ref: Message by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi

TEXT: DANIEL 1:17-21

I want you to underline this in your Bible, heart and vision. You must always ask yourself what you can do to be ten times better. Someone was able to write a book, he has the intelligence, understanding, and training to do that, I should also be able to read and understand. Ten times better, brighter and higher. After all, as we were born into this world, we continue to grow until we reach the goal.

I am looking at every area of your life in your interaction and relationships with people, in your maturity and understanding, in choices, in profession, and by everything God has given you, and in other areas, how can be ten times higher than before? That’s why we are here.

There is something we call simple interest and another compound interest, if you increase by 2 or 3% in one year, added to the 100%, in one year, you have 103%, 106%, and 110% the following years. The following interest and increase are very slow. But you come to compound interest. For example, if you increase by 5% in a quarter, then you start the next quarter at 105%. If you take and increase the interest, it will go beyond 110%. If you move on like that, in a few years, you will become ten times better.

But you have to plan, develop, and have an agenda and what your goal is: ten times better achiever, and developer, that is what makes us to be achievers and that is why we are here today. I’m talking to you on the topic, of REPRODUCING EXCELLING DANIELS FOR THIS GENERATION. If you count yourself in, you are in and it will happen.

POINT 1. RECHARGED AND TRANSFORMED TO EXCEL

(Daniel 1:3-4,8,19-20; 2:24,27-28; 3:14-17; 4:22,25,27,34,37)

We are not just here to observe all righteousness. To say that there is Youth Impact and it holds every month during GCK, No! But we come so that the power and strength of the Lord, the vision of God from above will get to you and recharge your life and you will excel in Jesus name.

But Daniel said he was of another race and would not yield to the Babylonian persuasions. He made up his mind that no matter what others do, he would take his stand and not eat the same food and drink as the king. This was what other Israelites were proud to take. If you want to excel beyond others, you don’t eat what they eat, drink what they drink, or look like they look. You don’t make a fool of yourself as they are doing.

To become “ten times better” and excel like Daniel we must have:

D – Decision and Devotion

A – Abstinence to Advance

N – Nurture of our new Nature

I – Initiative and Influence

E – Education for Elevation

L – Lowliness with Loyalty.

POINT 2. RE-CHALLENGED AND TOUGHENED TO BE EXCEPTIONAL

(Daniel 5:4-6,12,17,26-28; 6:3-5,10,20-22; 7:13-14,22,27; 8:1,27)

Maybe you were challenged sometimes ago, but now, everything has gone down. The plan here today is to rechallenge you so that you can wake up and be toughened. As the situation gets tougher and tougher, you need to develop yourself so you can meet up and become exceptional.

What made Daniel exceptional? What makes us exceptional today, every day?

(i) An Excellent Spirit_ Daniel 5:12

(ii) Excelling Wisdom_ Daniel 5:14

(iii) Evident Salvation_ Daniel 5:17

(iv) Enduring Courage_ Daniel 5:20

(v) Entire Consecration_ Daniel 5:22

(vi) Earnest Faithfulness_ Daniel 5:26-28

(vii) Elevated Sincerity_ Daniel 6:3

(viii) Exemplary Sanctification_ Daniel 6:4

(ix) Effective Supplication_ Daniel 6:10

(x) Extraordinary Faith_ Daniel 6:20-23

(xi) Enquiring Mind_ Daniel 7:16

(xii) Enlarged Dutifulness and Usefulness_ Daniel 8:27

POINT 3. RE-COMMITMENT TO TRAINING FOR EXCELLENCE

(Daniel 9:2-4,21-23; 10:2-3,11-14,19; 11:32; 12:3,10)

In life, it is only what you commit yourself to that you excel in. Only what you stick your head into will you succeed in. But if you are just a so-so student or professional who is always scared of challenges, and you don’t have what it takes to be strong, penetrate and pull through, today, you will be recharged, rechallenged and recommitted to training for excellence. You have to self-train yourself online even on subjects, courses or careers you never took before. Then commit yourself afresh and anew for excellence. It may take 5 minutes, 5 hours, days and 50 months, yet, recommit yourself to training and there is nothing that will stand in your way.

For personal, educational, spiritual, social, parental, professional, and continual excellence, we need:

(i) Reading and Studies after Formal Education_ Daniel 9:2

(ii) Readiness through Supplication with Faith_ Daniel 9:3

(iii) Repentance while Seeking Divine Favour_ Daniel 9:9

(iv) Refreshing of Skill

for Further Fruitfulness_ Daniel 9:21-22

(v) Revelation of Salvation in Fulness_ Daniel 9:24

(vi) Realisation through Self-denial from Feasting_ Daniel 10:2-3

(vii) Renewal in Steadfastness and Faithfulness_ Daniel 10:11

(viii) Regaining of Strength and Fitness_ Daniel 10:18-19

(ix) Retaining our Standing without Falling_ Daniel 11:32a

(x) Reconnecting with the  Supernatural without Falsehood_ Daniel 11:32b

(xi) Refocusing on Shining as Stars Forever_ Daniel 12:3

(xii) Reasonable Rest and  Sustained Service on the Field Daniel 12:13, so you don’t expect that I’m going to be talking to teenagers, I’m talking to everyone.

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