Separation Unto A Higher Life And Destiny
Everybody will perform when it is required of them but
leaders perform consistently under self-initiation; they move themselves to do
the needful well. That is the distinguishing mark of a leader and if you read
our text carefully, you will see something that you can refer to as separation
for elevation. If you are going to rise high in your life, vocation or calling,
you must separate yourself. There were eleven people that got on the mountain with
Jesus but He left eight of them behind and didnt tell them anything. He only
required them to sit down while He went yonder to pray and then
He took three
out of them, moved them to another place and gave them something to do.
Jesus was not partial towards these three disciples but
because He had observed and assessed them over a period of time, He saw that He
could separate them unto something important. Beloved, if God is going to take
you higher in life, He will separate you from someone and/or something. Every
call to a higher level in your journey will always be a call to separation from
something and separation is gradual. The first separation is a separation from
external and visible things while the second is a separation from internal
matters.
Everybody can separate from somebody that is obviously
wrong, but it is not easy to separate from people that share the same value
with you or people that are going as far as you are going. It is not easy to
separate from things in your own life. If you are going to develop a leadership
life, you must begin to apply to yourself the law of separation for elevation.
You cannot be elevated without separation and from our Bible
reading, we see a marked difference in the ministry of the three people that
were separated to go with Jesus. James was the first martyr, Peter became the
leader of the apostolic band and John was the one that wrote the book of
Revelation. All of them were apostles but He separated them. In every class,
there will be distinctions, separation and these are thoughts that anyone that
wants to develop the leadership life must take serious.
Prayer:
Lord, help me to take the matter of separation seriously in
my walk and journey with you that I will not live below your requirement for my
life and destiny in Jesus name. Amen.
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