Tuesday August 12th, 2025
« I (Jesus) have told you all this so that you may have peace in Me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world” »
46 Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging.
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48 Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called. Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.”
50 And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus.
51 So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.”
52 Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.
When leaders properly lead, the people willing follows
In life there are oppositions everywhere.
- Once you try to do something good, there would be oppositions to stop you.
If you think that you cannot have oppositions because you don’t have enemies, then you are being ignorant. Proverbs 14:20ESV says
« The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends »
- No one would have thought that Bartimaeus would have so many enemies until he began to cry for light.
Some people are just not comfortable when they see others succeeding, so they want to bring them down.
Like Bartimaeus, you must never allow them to stop you from achieving your goal.
It doesn’t matter what they say or do to keep you low, keep doing all you can to succeed.
If you don’t let them keep you low, when you succeed, they will be the first to celebrate with you.
After you have overcome the oppositions that tried to keep you low, as you begin to succeed, your enemies would increase.
This is only natural.
Your enemies are few when you have nothing but when you live in a mansion and have more than one car in your house, you will need more protection.
Whether the devil likes it or not, you will prosper and increase.
The plan of God for your life is for you to excel and that plan will be fulfilled, in Jesus’ name.
The oppositions I faced when I became a Pastor are different from the ones I faced when I became the General Overseer of the Church.
- The higher you go, the bigger the oppositions will be.
This is not to frighten you, but to prepare you for reality.
When you know that you will have many oppositions, you will be prepared to fight so the enemy cannot surprise you.
The higher a building is, the deeper the foundation that must be built to carry it.
The time I spent in prayer when I was just a Pastor in the Church is little compared to how many hours I spend in prayer now as the General Overseer.
If you want to get to the highest level in life then you must be willing to go to the deepest level in God.
Application – The height you want to get to in life will determine the depth that you must reach in God.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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