Influence By Authority

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. Gen. 41:39-40

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God places us in authority in order to give us audience. Continue...

God places His people in authority in order to give them a voice and an audience. He wants His people to be a voice in their generation and a voice amidst men. One reason why authority gives voice and influence is that it breaks down prejudice, racism, sexism and favouritism. There are many people who believe that they have something to say but nobody is interested in listening to them because they have nothing to show.

When you are an authority in your God-ordained field, you become a voice to your generation. Authority gives people favour and brings opportunity. There is a Nigerian proverb that says ‘Success has many friends or many fathers but failure is an orphan’. The meaning is, people will like to identify with those that are excellent, successful and outstanding. This means that if you are a failure, your life will be grounded. As Joseph was an authority in dream interpretation, that authority gave him favour with Pharaoh at the palace. Disfavour can come where mediocrity rules. Where a man lives a life of mediocrity, he cannot escape disfavour. When people live average lives, are not excellent in anyway or outstanding in their field or realms, disfavour cannot be avoided. Do everything possible to live in authority.

Remember this: God places us in authority in order to give us audience.

ASSIGNMENT (S):

1. Make an effort to move from mediocrity to excellence.

PRAYER: Lord, help me to begin to manifest authority and excellence, in Jesus’ Name.

QUOTE: If you need authority, you must release audacity, if not, your ‘gentility’ will invite infirmity. Culled from 365 WISDOM CAPSULES by Dr Paul Enenche.

Extract From: Seeds of Destiny, 24/11/2014.