EPISODE 749 – SHOW FORTH THE EXCELLENCIES OF GOD
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Do what God has called you to do. You can be inspired by what others do. However, you must do what you do not to impress anyone. You do what you do because God has inspired and affirmed that you do it.
What has God called you to do? Where has God called you to be?
Beloved take heed!
Apostle Bennie
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Monday, 10th February, 2025
SHOW FORTH THE EXCELLENCIES OF GOD
“But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,”
2 Peter 1:5 (NKJV).
VIRTUE is from the greek word, “aretē” which means, “Moral excellence”. This refers to any preeminence (moral, intellectual, military power).
It speaks of whatever procures preeminent estimation for a person or thing; hence, “intrinsic eminence, moral goodness, virtue,” (see Vine, W E: Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words. 1996. Nelson).
To add VIRTUE means to:
1. Show forth Excellence. To be excellent is to demonstrate eminence or superiority of achievement and mastery in a sphere. It denotes consummate quality. The world is in the dark (spiritually), and does not know the “excellencies of God”.
However, God has called us to be His chosen generation, royal priests and peculiar people, to display His marvelous light or glory in this dark and chaotic world. (See 1 Peter 2:9)
2. It means to emit MORAL QUALITY.
True virtue in Christ is not merely the modification of human qualities. It is producing divine qualities that make the person more like Jesus Christ. It is to exhibit the purity of Christ in your thoughts, speech, and conduct.
We exhibit the character of Christ because we are “partakers of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4). We have the nature of Christ as our actual disposition within.
3. To exude COURAGE and MANLINESS.
The word virtue depicts Valour or spiritual might.
Areté often means courage.
Plutarch (a Greek historian and biographer) says that:
“God is a hope of aretē, not an excuse for cowardice”.
Moral uprightness is real manliness. It is true courage. It is the boldness to stand up for what is true and excellent.
The three Hebrew boys stood up for the only true God. They said, to King Nebuchadnezzar, our God will deliver us from your hands, even if he doesn’t we will still not bow (Daniel 3).
Such audacity of virtue!
Joseph said to Potiphar’s wife, I will not sin against God and your husband. (Study Genesis 39).
“Virtue issues in the courage to show whose it is and whom it serves.”
How firm do you stand in Faith and truth in the face of corruption?
4. Virtue, Aretē, means To be Purposeful.
To the Greek philosophers, Virtue meant, the fulfillment of a thing. It is what we might call operative or efficient, excellence.
An example of its usage can be seen in fertile land.
When anything in nature properly fulfills its purpose, that fulfillment is referred to as “virtue”. Land that produces crops is “excellent” because it is fulfilling its purpose.
God has designed us as His workmanship (creative masterpiece) for a specific purpose.
“We have become his poetry, a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny he has given each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born, God planned in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it!” Ephesians 2:10 (TPT)
When you walk in the fulfillment of God’s eternal purpose for your life, you demonstrate VIRTUE (Excellence).
Is your life radiating or repressing the excellencies of God?
Selah.
DIG DEEPER
(Philippians 4:8; 1 Peter 4:11; 1 Peter 2:9; 12; Isaiah 43:21; Isaiah 60:1-3; Philippians 1:27 )
WE PRAY
That we will show forth the excellencies of our Lord Jesus according to His life and nature at work in us.
BIBLE READING IN THE YEAR 2024
1 YEAR PLAN
Numbers 2 – 4
2 YEARS PLAN
Genesis 41
DECLARE THESE WORDS:
– I demonstrate virtue and honor.
– I am an example of God’s excellence and glory.
– I emit courage and moral excellence in the face of opposition.
– I walk in the fulfillment of my purpose.
Hallelujah!!!
I learnt that to add virtue is to demonstrate Excellence, to walk in courage which is the boldness to stand up for what is true and excellent.
All these qualities exude Christ nature.
I am Christ’ likeness
Beholding Christ inspires your walk in the fulfillment of God’s eternal purpose for your life, and that is a demonstration of VIRTUE.
Just like the three Hebrew men and Joseph..i to walk in moral excellence which demostrates manliness and courage to stand for the right in spite of the challenges.
I understand that true courage or manliness is standing or defending that which is true and excellent.
I want to be that kind of person that walks in moral excellence.
I supply virtue and honor in my walk of Faith..i am a chosen generation, a royal priest, a glorious one and i demonstrate His Excellent glory to my generation.
Hallelujah!
Glory!
I walk in devine virtues
I always thought virtue is just being a good human being: honesty, kindness. I didn’t know all these were an important aspect of it.
Me too
Gloreeey
I show forth excellence
I am an example of God’s excellence and glory.
Glory to Jesus!
Thank You Lord…. I am a poetry of God. My life is full of virtues
In the name of Jesus, I declare overy life today. That i will show forth the excellencies of my Lord Jesus according to His life and nature at work in me.
I am an example of God’s excellence and glory
In the name of Jesus Christ
I emit courage and moral excellence in the face of opposition!
In name of Jesus
I walk in the fulfilment of my purpose
Thank you Jesus
I demonstrate virtue and honour
In the mighty name of Jesus
Glory to the most high God 🙌
Thank you Lord Jesus Christ…
I am excellent in God…
I have come to understand that I all our ways, we are to express the character of Jesus
I fulfill my purpose
I express the excellency of God
I demonstrate virtue
In the name of Jesus
Thank you lord Jesus
I fulfill purpose
I demonstrate honor and vertue
I show forth the Excellencies of Christ
I exhibit the purity of Christ in my thoughts, speaks and conduct
THE PRAYER LIFE
Thank you Lord Jesus
I Demonstarte divine Virtue and Honor!!!!
I show forth the excellencies of the Lord according to His life and nature at work in me!!!! In the name of Jesus
I don’t live a life contrary to who Christ has made me…..
I walk in the fulfilment of my purpose
It is true courage. It is the boldness to stand up for what is true and excellent.
I am an example of God’s Excellence and Glory!!!
Oh thank You Jesus!!!
I demonstrate virtue and honor.
I walk in fulfilment of my purpose.
Thank You Lord Jesus.
I am an example of God’s Excellence and Glory!!
Thank You Jesus!!!
I carry virtue , I am purposeful in life
With excellence, I carry out every assignment given to me
I carry virtue , I am purposeful in life
With excellence, I carry out every assignment given to me
I exhibit the character of Christ
Thank you Jesus
I am excited about this episode.
It gives me a proper understanding of the responsibility of a believer.
I have realized that virtue is spiritual might and valour and to add to exude character.
I was particular moved by the character of Joshua and Caleb again the other spies.
The response of Daniel and the other three hebrews boys to Nebuchadnezzer, We will not bow. That was the word from Spiritual virtue and character.
Glorryyy
I emit courage and moral excellence in the face of opposition.
Thank you Jesus!
Moral uprightness is your the ability of God in you through the light of his word to stand firm in every godly act and stand against all ungodly acts but it is not a means to salvation. Moral uprightness is good but doesn’t save it is Jesus that saves.
this episode has really enlightened me on the true definition being morally uprightness it is far from salvation and closer to expression of the qualities of God in a believer. Salvation is begins and finalized. Manifestation is rooted in being morally upright. That is why it is God who is in us both to will and to do because without God our ways of being morally upright has no value
Through Christ, the spirit of excellence is alive in me
I am an example of God’s excellence and glory
I exhibit the purity of Christ in my thoughts, speech and action
In the name of the Lord Jesus