By
Dr. Bukola Williams
President, Covenant StoreHouse of Treasure Int’l.
(A.k.a. TreasuredHouse International)
When you find men who are outstanding, find out something about them, they all have a secret life. The truth is that no man becomes great by accident. Outstanding men are standing on something because every great man has a secret life.
It is in this quest to find a secret life for the great life that many peoples have missed
President, Covenant StoreHouse of Treasure Int’l.
(A.k.a. TreasuredHouse International)
When you find men who are outstanding, find out something about them, they all have a secret life. The truth is that no man becomes great by accident. Outstanding men are standing on something because every great man has a secret life.
It is in this quest to find a secret life for the great life that many peoples have missed
the true way to greatness. Many whom
we celebrate as celebrities today are standing on the shoulders of the devil.
They have gotten so much fame, power, influence, money, etc, but check out this
secret life of greatness we are talking about and you will be shocked to find
that they have covenant with the devil. Look around, show me any "great
man" and I will look at you and tell you on whose shoulder he/she is
thriving. Many politicians, musicians, beauty queens, athletes, celebrities, even
"men of God" have a secret life with the devil. Many went into
occult, sold their souls just to be great.
And for the other set of people, the people who do no such things, their secret life is God...and they are outstanding because they are standing on their knees. Truly great men attain greatness by prayers. Show me a praying man and I will show you a man that can keep Heaven on its feet.
Truly great men are men who knee down before God...such are they who can stand before any man. Some people think by using long legs they move faster in life...but "the race is not to the swift" (Ecclesiastes 9:11).
Great men have gone through life walking more on their knees than with their two legs. Simple: they prayed their way to greatness. On their knees they overtook millions who trust only in their legs and connections.
It doesn't matter who has gone ahead of you, I mean those who have gotten "better" jobs, gotten married while you are still single, graduated while you are still seeking admission, etc...the truth is that's there is room for overtaking in God's kingdom, and I tell you how you can overtake-by prayers.
Space will fail me to bring you a few examples of men who overtook others in the Bible, but look at Elijah 1 Kings 18:44-46. Here, Ahab the king had already started running ontop of his chariot while Elijah was still in the secret, praying. But by the time Elijah finished praying, he ran on his feet and his acceleration was divine (verse 46)...he overtook a man who was ahead and on a chariot. It is prayer that guarantees speed to greatness not chariots (connection, family background, etc).
Amazingly, there were about 7000 prophets during the days of Elijah the identities of whom we don't even know. They used to be 7001 until 1 of them called Elijah decided he could not pass through his generation without a voice. So, he prayed there would be no rain...the rest is history. I encourage you to pray; prayer amplifies your voice and secures your place in destiny. You will not die quiet! You will succeed!!
And for the other set of people, the people who do no such things, their secret life is God...and they are outstanding because they are standing on their knees. Truly great men attain greatness by prayers. Show me a praying man and I will show you a man that can keep Heaven on its feet.
Truly great men are men who knee down before God...such are they who can stand before any man. Some people think by using long legs they move faster in life...but "the race is not to the swift" (Ecclesiastes 9:11).
Great men have gone through life walking more on their knees than with their two legs. Simple: they prayed their way to greatness. On their knees they overtook millions who trust only in their legs and connections.
It doesn't matter who has gone ahead of you, I mean those who have gotten "better" jobs, gotten married while you are still single, graduated while you are still seeking admission, etc...the truth is that's there is room for overtaking in God's kingdom, and I tell you how you can overtake-by prayers.
Space will fail me to bring you a few examples of men who overtook others in the Bible, but look at Elijah 1 Kings 18:44-46. Here, Ahab the king had already started running ontop of his chariot while Elijah was still in the secret, praying. But by the time Elijah finished praying, he ran on his feet and his acceleration was divine (verse 46)...he overtook a man who was ahead and on a chariot. It is prayer that guarantees speed to greatness not chariots (connection, family background, etc).
Amazingly, there were about 7000 prophets during the days of Elijah the identities of whom we don't even know. They used to be 7001 until 1 of them called Elijah decided he could not pass through his generation without a voice. So, he prayed there would be no rain...the rest is history. I encourage you to pray; prayer amplifies your voice and secures your place in destiny. You will not die quiet! You will succeed!!
(PART 2)
In the first part of
this series, we highlighted that until you pray you are not ready to be great
in life. Greatness is not an accident, it is the product of many prices and key
among them is prayer. We explained that the secret behind the greatness of
Elijah was prayers. At a point God reminded him (Elijah) of 7,000 other
prophets of God. It means that they used to be 7001 until one of them arose and
refused to die a “no man”.
He (Elijah) decided he could not pass through his generation without a voice.
So, he prayed there would be no rain...the rest is history. We ended by stating
that prayer amplifies your voice and secures your place in destiny. Today, we
bring you a brief conclusion to that series.
Jesus’
life of greatness didn’t just emerge, He prayed. Notice that in Matthew 5:1, He
was dealing with multitudes. “But seeing the multitudes, He went up into a
mountain”. Please, look at Matthew 8:1, “when He was come down from the (same)
mountain, GREAT multitudes followed him”. Something had changed! In the
beginning, there were just multitudes, but Jesus Himself knew that His portion
was to live in GREATNESS, so He went up (the mountain-a place of prayer and
power), and by the time He came back GREATNESS had attached to Him, and what
used to be multitudes became GREAT multitudes. There is no way a man of prayer
can remain the same, they live in GREATNESS.
As we
conclude on the prayer key to greatness, let us look at this testimony of
Jesus; “Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also
being baptized, AND PRAYING, the Heaven was opened” (Luke 3:27). Note that
Jesus was not the first to be baptized, other people were baptized before Him,
but nothing “remarkable” happened in their lives; they just came and passed.
But when it got to the turn of Jesus to be baptized, He did something the
others were not recorded to have done, HE PRAYED!!! The Open Heaven that
happened immediately came by the reason of PRAYERS. And that was the birth of a
great earthly life and ministry that the world has never and will never recover
from. He prayed. Every truly great life is a praying mind.
Paul, one
great man whose life of grace never ceases to amaze me, with all his spiritual
gifts and grace made a big request, he said, “brethren, PRAY FOR US…” Jesus
looked at Peter and said, “Peter, thank God for your life and ministry…thank
God for all the exploits in greatness you are doing…but in all of these things,
the devil desire to have you, but I have PRAYED for you so that your faith won’t
fail…” (Luke 22:31, 32, Paraphrased).
Friend,
the proven and most reliable way to true greatness is a life of prayer. It
makes you great and it preserves your greatness. Perhaps you have a shallow
prayer life or a lukewarm attitude to prayer, I announce to you today that
prayer is the most assured and unfailing lifeline to true greatness, and the
way to go far in life for God is to pray. I pray that your star will not be hid
in Jesus’ name.
(Dr. Bukola Williams is a teacher of God’s word working by the mandate to teach True Greatness to this generation. He is President of Covenant StoreHouse of Treasure Int’l. and author of The Greatness Series online. His book THE SEED OF GREATNESS & HOW MANY DIE ON THE WAY TO GREATNESS hits the book-stands very soon. He is a Medical Doctor by training and actively practicing)
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