The other day, we had an artisan come to work for us in our church facility. He’s a Christian, possibly a minister in his church, given the phone calls he received and how he was counselling people and quoting scriptures while working. But he did a bad job. His job was probably the poorest in the facility. It got me thinking about the need to raise excellent believers.
Friend, there’s a dire need for excellent believers in our generation today (Genesis 41:38). It is sad to know that excellence is mostly found with those who are not of our faith. The question is; where are the saints? Where are the excellent ones? Where are the people who claim to have the life of God and the presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives (2 Timothy 1:6-7)?
We serve an excellent God. Therefore, we must be excellent sons and daughters (Psalm 16:3, 36:7). This idea of Christianity, where we smuggle the name of Jesus into mediocrity, needs to stop. Stop professing Jesus if your life and work will not reveal Him (Titus 1:16, 3:14). Stop getting late to work while giving excuses of church vigils and programs. Don’t paint God or church in bad light.
Whereas the believer has the Spirit of excellence inside of him. It must translate to a life and practice of excellence (Daniel 6:3, 2 Timothy 1:7). You must learn to activate and deploy the wisdom and power of God in your life. For Daniel, he did not just profess his faith in God. He showed it in his career and work life (Daniel 5:12). Abraham and Isaac showed it in their businesses.
God wants you to show Him to your world. That is how people would know that you are a Christian (Matthew 5:16). As a student, carry God to the library and classroom. As a business person, carry Him to your business place. Do business with excellence. As a wife at home, keep the home in excellence, not mediocrity. The Holy Spirit is not lazy or haphazard (2 Peter 1:5-10).
Pastors must raise excellent believers. Churches must be centres of excellence (Isaiah 2:1-3). We must preach excellence. We must model it. We must create an environment that speaks excellence and where excellence thrives. We must demand excellence. We must war against mediocrity (SoS 2:15). We must recognise, celebrate, and reward excellence.
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria