QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
2 Peter 1:8 - For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (NIV)
Read: 2 Peter 1:5-11; 1 Corinthians 15:9-11
Quality is the standard value of a thing, while quantity is the volume of an item. Quality lasts longer than quantity because it measures impact, while quantity focuses on numbers. In the Scriptures, Methuselah lived for 969 years and was never relevant, but Jesus, who lived only 33 years, made history. In the same manner, Judas was Christ's disciple, yet he ended up in hell, whereas Paul, who was a persecutor of Christians, became one of the greatest apostles.
Beloved, existing without making an impact is never God's intention for His children. When He said, 'Be fruitful, multiply, replenish and subdue the earth' (Genesis 1:28), He was simply saying that we should replicate His glory and exercise dominion over everything. Therefore, we must be of quality rather than quantity, or what is the essence of living without good works? Apostle Peter admonishes us in our Bible reading that we should add goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, mutual affection, and love to our faith. Having these qualities in increasing measure guarantees our growth in God's knowledge, whereby our spiritual content becomes far more robust than our physical outlook.
What stuff are you made of? When the test of time comes, it is what you have on the inside that will determine your fate. How much of the Word do you know and follow? (Joshua 1:8). Pray and act on these things—the Holy Spirit shall make you an exceeding quality in lifestyle, and you will no longer be unproductive!
PRAYER
Hymn: Take my Life, and let it Be – Frances R. Havergal (1874)
1. Father, please make me a perfect quality vessel and give me a quantity of time to fulfil my destiny.
(MIDNIGHT PRAYER)
1. I decree that I shall not misuse time as I remove my name from the book of failed destiny.
2. Powers that neutralise glory in my lineage, be defeated!
3. Spirit of the grave, hunting for my life and family, we are not your candidates; pass over!
4. As I start a new day and a new week, I decree, "Forward ever, backward never!"
THE HOLY GHOST SERVICE IS ON FRIDAY!
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