Monday February 09th, 2026
« Brothers and sisters, we can’t allow ourselves to get tired of doing what is right »
57 As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
58 But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay His head.”
59 He said to another person, “Come, follow me.” The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”
60 But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.”
61 Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.”
62 But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”
During natural childbirth, a woman is required to push the baby out.
No matter how many times she pushes, until the baby comes out, she must keep pushing.
The moment she gives the final push that brings the baby out, she becomes a new person – a mother.
As a Christian, you will never be done pushing until you have put on a new body in Christ.
- No matter how much you have achieved in the past, you must keep pushing until you see the Lord in glory, Philippians 3:13-14.
Many people started out right; they achieved many great things for God, but as time went on, they stopped pushing.
They stopped fasting and praying as they used to, and they missed the glory that would have been theirs.
At a time when there was serious persecution against Christians in Russia, five Christian boys were captured by Russian soldiers and thrown into a freezing pond in the middle of winter. The soldiers started a fire and said that those who would deny Jesus could come out of the pond and warm themselves by the fire. Slowly, the boys started freezing, and at a point, one of them called out to the soldiers and said that he was ready to deny Jesus. As one of the soldiers went to get him out, the Lord opened his eyes, and he saw five angels holding crowns, one for each of the boys. However, the angel holding the crown of the boy who had denied Jesus was turning back to return with the crown. That boy had suffered for long for Christ, but at the tail end, he gave up and missed his crown.
Beloved, it doesn’t matter how much you have done for God; if you give up now, you will miss your crown.
Don’t let the pleasures of this life distract you;
don’t let the lure of sin take you out of the way of righteousness.
- Keep pushing by praying, studying your Bible, fasting, attending fellowships, and living holy.
Do not be weary in well doing Galatians 6:9.
In Philippians 3:13CEV, Apostle Paul said
« My friends, I don’t feel I have already arrived. But I forget what is behind, and I struggle for what is ahead »
Forget the things you have achieved in the past; they are not as important as the things you must do for God in the future.
I pray that you keep soaring on to the end, in Jesus name.
Prayer focus – Father, please keep me standing until I see You in glory.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
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