MANGER NOT MANSION

Post date: Dec 7, 2012 5:14:48 AM

Success in life and in all endeavors is what everyone desires, and fortunately everyone is working towards that, but success in itself is sometimes very elusive, because of that, everyone has to put in extra determination to overcome hurdles that seeks to place physical and spiritual limitations to how much of success they can get. There are no areas of human living that you will never find resistance, opposition and conflicts. In success, you will definitely have to relate with others in order to reach its path, and as long as you will have to interact with others, you will surely have some difficulties, but those outside difficulties are small hindrances when compared to your eminent reactions and reasons to those things. There are no good or better excuses in the books to keep you from being a success. Keep looking forward, keep jumping those hurdles, keep trusting God and always believe in His miracle, your labor will not be in vain, Christ did not come in vain, He came for, and with a purpose that is centered on you   

Many people have different reasons to advance for their miseries and for staying back from aspiring any further and from being successful. Some reasons are cogent and many are not, but despite the reasons, none is acceptable before God your maker. You can and will aspire to the very top in your life and career if you will give your heart to consider the life and message of Jesus Christ, not by comparing yourself with others.

The life and ministry of Christ was outstanding, focused, very clear and simple for every one of us to emulate. Christ came to show us the way to everything we will ever need in life, but mostly to the Father. Remember He did not come to take our place on earth; He only took our place on the cross, showing us the ways to achieving lasting and successful results and freedom from sin even against our most formidable adversary the devil. “I am the Door; anyone who enters in through Me will be saved (will live). He will come in and he will go out [freely], and will find pasture. The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd risks and lays down His [own] life for the sheep.” John 10:9-11

I know you know He was born in a manger not in a mansion, and the place and manner of His birth was no hindrance to His being crown the King of kings and Lord of Lords. 

At conception, His parents were challenged, but God saw them through. At birth His was challenged, but God keep them through. Christ lived to fulfill all that was written about Him. That same grace is available for us also. Challenges did not stop Him, though they did seek to hinder Him. He prayed, He cried, He studied, and He relate with others, all to ensure He was successful in His assignment, the liberation of mankind, you and I. 

Christ was born in a manger, not in a mansion, but despite that unimpressive place of birth, He grew up to fulfill everything about Himself. His place and the manner of birth did stop Him and cannot stop you also. No excuse is good or strong enough, and none is acceptable before God to stop you and to continually hold you captive either in fear or in aspiring to be successful. 

“In those days it occurred that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole Roman Empire should be registered. This was the first enrollment, and it was made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all the people were going to be registered, each to his own city or town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the town of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, To be enrolled with Mary, his espoused (married) wife, who was about to become a mother. And while they were there, the time came for her delivery, And she gave birth to her Son, her Firstborn; and she wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room or place for them in the inn.” Luke 2:1-7. Join in this expectationClick here