07/02/2025
Friday 07 February 2025
EXCELLENCE: PLATFORM FOR PROMOTION
(Daniel 6:3) Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
Excellence refers to pursuing and doing the best you can with the gifts and abilities God has given you. It is giving your best to the glory of God. Excellence is doing common everyday things in a very uncommon way. Excellence is a spirit and for everyone who is in Christ. Excellence is a spirit but it needs a yielded vessel through which it can manifest. It is true that we are excellent by redemption but we manifest excellence by yielding to the leading of the Holy Spirit. It is essential that you know that supernatural excellence is a substance that is created by the operation of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. However, its manifestation lies in the self determination of that believer.
The spirit of excellence brings you out of the shadows and turns the spotlight on you while bringing glory to God. Daniel had an excellent spirit (Daniel 6:3). He was distinguished and placed above others. It was not just his ability, skillfulness, or good looks, according to our text, an excellence spirit were in him. The most glaring effect of the spirit of excellence in the life of Daniel and anyone for that matter is promotion. Excellence as defined by the Spirit churns out favour in the life of them that have it and that favour attracts promotion. You cannot be promoted if you have not been favoured and the more robust your promotion is, the greater is the substance called excellence that is at work in your life. Daniel chose to be excellent and we read about how he was preferred and promoted.
Beloved, while the seed of excellence is undeniably resident within you, you must fan it to flame through determination laced with an array of spiritual activities like prayer, and principled lifestyle. When these happen, your life will take a most radiant dimension and God will take you to the top.
Child of God, until you realize the importance of excellence in your quest to prosper in life, you will remain on one spot. As a believer, you have been called to stand out and be excellent at what you do. Therefore, refuse to do things anyhow. In everything you are asked to do, please ensure that you do it with a touch of excellence, for that it where lies your promotion.
Thought for the Day: Until you realize the importance of excellence in your quest to prosper in life, you will remain on one spot.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, give me the Spirit of Excellence in Jesus name, Amen.