Encouragement

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A City Set On A Hill (Matthew 5:14-16)

“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (NKJV)

You are a bright light which has been placed on a hill. You were born to live on higher ground. You may have settled for an “ordinary” life but you were created for great things. You are the head and not the tail, you are a leader and a history maker, called to rule and reign with Jesus our King. Your life has been marked to be a shining light, an example, a standard of everything the Kingdom represents. Today the Holy Spirit says to you from Revelations 4:1 “Come up here…” He is calling you to higher ground, to the mountain tops, where the eagles swoop and soar! He is calling you to live where you belong.

There are two things the Holy Spirit would have us focus on today.

1. We were created to move from glory to glory and from strength to strength. Many of us have got accustomed to just “getting by” in this life but Abba has planned better things for us. He has better for you in your body, spirit and soul. He has better for you in your family, relationships and work. He has ever higher ground for us and He wants us to keep walking up the hill, expecting and anticipating the “exceedingly abundantlies” which flow out of His generous heart. He wants us to believe and know that He has good plans for us and wants to give us the best. His heart overflows with dreams for you and me, as any Father dreams and plans for the progress and fulfillment of their children. Through the precious Holy Spirit, He woos us to those deeper things of the heavenly realm, as He calls us to partner with Him in this adventure of life, and to do great exploits for the glory of His name. There is more and still more! You were meant to be at the top of the hill so look up, and set your eyes on Jesus. Set your eyes on the things above. (Colossians 3:2). What you focus on is what you walk in. You are heading for higher ground!

2. God has called us to a standard of excellence in everything we do. He is a God of generous excellence. Everything He has created is beautiful and good, and He always completes what He begins to the highest standards. When He fashioned this world, He looked at each thing He created and said “It is good”. He is calling us to do the same, to give attention to what we do and do it well. He wants us to do everything with care and to be mindful of the details, just as He is. Because He is a God of excellence, He makes it possible for us to be the same by the power of the Holy Spirit. He enables us to offer Jesus our best. Whether in the Kingdom or in the world, our work can bring great glory to the name of Jesus when we do it well and do it with love and joy. There is a high level of excellence that the Holy Spirit wants to bring us to, which will cause the world to see and marvel, and to know that Jesus is indeed Lord over everything, hallelujah! We were meant to do things well. In Mark 7:37, we are told that the people were amazed at what Jesus did and said “He does everything well.” When we aim for excellence, we are just following our Lord. He says “Let your light so shine before men that they will see your good works and praise your Father in heaven.” Praise awaits You, our Lord and King, as we seek to honor You in everything!

May the Lord fill you with His glory, and may Jesus shine through you as a burning light that cannot be dimmed. You are a city set on a hill and a high place for His holy habitation. May people see your life and work and praise the name of Jesus always!

Minoli Haththotuwa, 22 July 2014
www.risingonwings.org

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