Wednesday July 30th, 2025
« For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” »
20 Then the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor.
21 “What is your request?” He asked. She replied, “In your Kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.”
22 But Jesus answered by saying to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink?” “Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!”
23 Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. My Father has prepared those places for the ones He has chosen.”
24 When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant (offended).
25 But Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.
26 But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,
27 and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.
28 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
- God never does anything without a purpose.
He promotes people primarily to fulfill His purpose.
God promotes people so that they can use their promotion to serve and bless others.
A tree does not consume its own fruit; it produces fruit for others to benefit from.
You don’t become fruitful just for your own self, but rather, so that you can be of service to others.
According to Exodus 2:11-15, Moses was a fugitive. He was running away from Pharaoh because he had just committed murder, but by the time we get to Exodus 7:1KJV, God said,
« See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh…»
God promoted Moses so that he could deliver the nation of Israel.
This is why, in Exodus 14:21-28, God could use Moses to clear a way through the Red Sea for the whole nation.
1 Samuel 16:11-13 tells us that when God wanted to appoint a king in his family, He chose the only one that nobody considered relevant – David.
By the time He had promoted David, one of the reasons for his promotion came up in the next chapter – God used him to deliver a nation from a terrorist, 1 Samuel 17:1-51.
- When God promotes a person, it is so that they can help others fulfil their destiny.
You can help others become who God wants them to be.
This is why I don’t say a word when people criticize us for planting so many Churches, because a lot of people would never have discovered their purpose if they were not sent out.
The purpose of God promoting you is to help others become what He planned for them.
I pray that you will remember to help others fulfil their destinies when God promotes you.
The Bible says in Ezekiel 22:30 that God sought just one person who would stand between Him and the people so that He would not destroy their nation, but found none.
Maybe God is waiting to promote you.
If you are willing to help others, God will find you worthy of promotion.
Application – A heart of service will attract divine promotion.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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