IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN

MEMORY VERSE: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? Isaiah 66:1

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Job 5-10

One of the names of God is “The Greatest” (Isaiah 66:1). The word “greatest” suggests a comparison between entities or things in the same class. God is so great there is nothing to compare His greatness with. In terms of greatness, He is in a class of His own. His arms, according to Deuteronomy 33:27, are everlastingly long. From His throne in heaven, He can touch you wherever you are in the world. Attached to His hands are His great palms – so big that the whole universe can fit into it (Isaiah 40:21). His eyes run through the whole earth (2 Chronicles 16:9). You will agree with me that a pair of eyes that runs to and from throughout the whole earth are not small eyes.

Another name of God is “The Highest”(Lamentations 3:35). The word “highest”, again, suggests a comparison between entities in the same class. According to Revelations 19:16, He is the KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. David, one of the greatest warrior that ever lived, described Him as the Lord of hosts. The Lord of hosts means the commander in chief of all the hosts or armies in heaven, on earth and underneath the earth (1 Samuel 17:45). He is the Supreme Ruler. Our God is “The Strongest” (Isaiah 13:13). In terms of strength, He is in a class of His own. Comparing God to anything is simply comparing the incomparable. Describing Him is like describing the indescribable. Or, explaining His existence is explaining the unexplainable. He is bigger than the whole earth yet He can fit into you. He is far and close at the same time. He is in heaven, in UK, USA, Germany, Nepal, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, etc, all at the same time. He is present everywhere at the same time. He is listening to the worship of the angels in heaven, listening to prayer requests in Cambodia, Vietnam, Congo, etc, all at the same time. The whole world speaks to Him at the same time and He hears them all at the same time. He is speaking to me, you, to those in villages, golf courses, offices, etc, all at the same time. He is too big to measure. He is too much to count. He is too bright to look at. He is beyond human comprehension. Imagine, He created everyone –there is nothing on earth that was not created – yet no one created Him. He gave life to every living organism yet no one gave life to Him. He feeds everyone yet no one feeds Him. The whole world depends on Him and yet He depends on no one. He protects everyone and yet He needs no protection. He meets the needs of all and yet He lacks nothing. He is the only Teacher that was never taught. He is the One who can’t be made wiser. He is the rich One who cannot be made richer. He is the great One who cannot be made greater. He can change the unchangeable; reverse the irreversible; move the unmovable; break the unbreakable, etc. Indeed, He is in a class of His own!

ACTION: Meditate on the greatness of our God and praise Him.

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YOUR CLASS DETERMINES YOUR OPPONENTS/ CHALLENGES

MEMORY VERSE: And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. Zechariah 3:1

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Peter 4-5

In some sports especially boxing and horse-racing, there is something called “weigh-in”. Individual competitors report a day before or on the day of the competition, depending on the sports, to be “weighed-in’ first to ensure that they compete in the right class. In the realm of professional fighting, size does matter. The bigger you are, the harder you hit, the harder you are to hit, and the more your attacks exhaust your opponent. As such, it will be unfair for two competitors e.g. boxers from differing weight class to fight each other. Hence, your weight determines your class, and your class determines your opponent. If you are a heavyweight, you will get an opponent in the heavyweight category. Also, your class determines your reward. You can’t compete in the lightweight category and expect to be rewarded as a heavyweight. It is the same in life; the size of your destiny will determine the size of your challenges. You will be matched against an opposition as big as you. The higher you go academically, the tougher the exams will be. I found that as the Most High was helping me and i was being promoted, the exams i was sitting for were getting tougher. I remember a particular exam which had two sections: Section A, answer any three out of five and Section B, answer any two out of four. I had only 90 minutes. The next one was a 3 hours open book exam; 100 objective questions, answer all.

The spiritual challenges you will face will be determined by your spiritual level. The kind of attacks you will get will be determined your spiritual level. The mad man of Gadara was attacked by over 6000 demons because he was created to be a mighty evangelist. Somehow, the enemy got hold of that information and bombarded him ( Mark 5:1-20). The higher you go, in the Lord, the stiffer the opposition will be. This is not to scare you or anything, but to prepare you. The reason why you are facing unusual challenges could be because of what God created you to be. The enemy, somehow, got hold of some information about your life and is now attacking you to cancel out that plan. I want to inform you that he will not succeed. I remember a time in my life when it seemed as if as someone opened the gate of challenges at me. As i was leaving one, i was entering into another.
I now understand why. As David grew, his opposition grew. His first opposition was a lion, and then a big bear, and then Goliath, and so on.

Zechariah 3:1 says: “And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.” In the synagogue, the position of the chief high priest is the highest and Joshua, the high priest, was at that level. In the demonic world, the highest ranking demon is Satan himself. As you can , from our memory verse, Satan was withstanding Joshua. The reason why you are facing great challenges could be because of your level in Christ. Although you are a young man or woman, before God you are not. Although David was a small boy , he was dripping with anointing. Although , he was a young, he was king in waiting. As you grow in Him, He will give you the right weapon to fight the enemies at your level. When David’s enemies were just beast – lions and bears- He only strengthen his hands. This was why he could club a bear to death. Psalm 144:1 says:” A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:” When he grew to the level of Goliath, the Lord gave him a sling and stone. You have no reason to fear the enemy because you will always receive weapons to conquer the enemy at your level.

PRAYER POINT: Father, fortify your protection over my life.

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