“And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not”. Malachi 3:17-18

God created the earth and all that is in it. There are princes and there are servants. If you are born again, you are a child of the King; therefore, you are either a Prince or Princess.

“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth”. Ecclesiastes 10:7

The unbelievers are the servants because they are strangers to the Kingdom of God and the Scripture says: 

“Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people, and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me. As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places”. Psalm 18:43-45

God made us the head while unbelievers are to be our servants. If servants ride on horses while we walk, we made the choice to do so. We must have chosen to let them have the horses because it is the instructions given to one’s servants that he/she obeys. 

Can you imagine a servant going to take the master’s car and driving it about while the master goes about on foot? No! This can only be possible if the servant is not put in his proper position in which case, it is not the servants fault but that of the master. Therefore, if we are not riding our ‘horses’, it is our fault.

The reason some Christians look more beloved than others is in the individual persons. While one is an escapist, the other is a contestant. The escapist sees a hurdle and carefully avoids it. Perhaps, he tried and failed yesterday and is haunted by the memories of his past failures. The contestant, on the other hand, welcomes combats. He goes in the strength of the Lord and overcomes. He is fearless because he knows that 

…a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again… (Proverbs 24:16).

The lines are fallen for us in pleasant places because we are sons and heirs of God. We have a common and great inheritance in God. Our God is rich in glory. He is a rich God because the whole earth and its fullness are His. He owns all the cattle on a thousand hills and all the silver and gold are His. Being heirs, therefore, we have the unreserved right of tapping into God’s abundance. Furthermore, we all have glorious destinies in God.

It is written:

“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified”. Romans 8:29-30

Everyone in the faith is there for glorification. Also, everyone in the Kingdom is called because no one comes to the Son, Jesus, without the Father drawing him. Therefore, if God called us, then He has justified us to enter the realm of glorification. To those who obey God’s commandments, He says they shall be set on high. We shall be the head and not the tail.

Here the adapist does nays: “No venture, no success.” The escapist does not venture; instead, he dodges responsibilities and becomes a loser. He does not like changes; therefore, he accepts everything that comes as the will of God. He is settled in his position; as a result, he neither has vision nor goals. The Bible says: Where there is no vision, the people perish… (Proverbs 29:18).

Without a target, there is no driving force. Where there is no motivation, there will be no pressing. Pressing comes with a vision, which leads to attainment. It is written:

“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and THE VIOLENT TAKE IT BY FORCE”.

Matthew 11:12 (Emphasis mine)

“The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and EVERY MAN PRESSETH INTO IT”. Luke 16:16 (Emphasis mine)

For us to acquire these treasures, we must press put pressure upon); but if we don’t have a vision of these treasures, we will lack the propelling force. As a result, one becomes a wishful thinker – a dreamer, while the other, a dream activator. The wishful thinker makes up grandiose dreams but does not activate them. Proverbs 13:4 says…

This text is an extract from the book “FOLLOWING THE PATH OF THE EAGLE” written by David O. Oyedepo. 
We invite you to read the following article “THE EAGLE’S ANOINTING“.

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