Tuesday June 02nd, 2026
« But You, O LORD, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head »
7 The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the trash heap. He seats them with noblemen and gives them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; He has set the world on them.
9 He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness, for a person does not prevail by their own strength.
Jesus is The Way upward.
He said in John 12:32MSG
« ”And I, as I (Jesus) am lifted up from the earth, will attract everyone to me and gather them around me” »
Jesus is always drawing people upward.
Believe me honestly, the only person who can truly promote you is Jesus Christ.
If you don’t believe me, read Psalm 75:6-7NKJV
« 6 For exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south. 7 But God is the Judge: He puts down one, and exalts another »
God is the promoter.
If people lifts you, people will bring you down.
In any case, humans are limited in many ways.
A person may want to lift you with their position, but what if they get fired before they fulfil their promise ?
Who even told you that the individual would be alive by the time you need their help?
- The only One who can guarantee your upward movement is God.
That is why He is the only real way upward.
When I was to turn 40 years old, I had a vision where God showed me two graphs. In mathematics, we call them parabolas. One was a head-up parabola, and the other was a head-down parabola. At the turning point of each of these parabolas was written 40. I knew clearly that this was referring to my 40th birthday. The Lord then asked me, ‘Which of these graphs do you prefer?” I chose the head-down parabola because it meant that at 40 years old, I would be at my lowest point and from there on, it would be upward movement as opposed to the other graph, which implied that I was at my highest point at 40. The Lord then said that if I wanted Him to keep promoting me, I had to let go of all my big titles and simply be addressed as ‘Pastor’. True to His word, since then, I have been going upwards.
- Humility is key for anyone who wants Jesus to lift him or her higher.
The Bible says, 1 Peter 5:6NLT
« So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor »
If you want God to promote you beyond your peers, you must surrender your life to Jesus Christ and emulate His humility.
Application – Jesus is the way upward, but He only lifts the humble.
Application – With Jesus in your boat, success is guaranteed.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
Greater understand of the Word of GOD – The Bible show
The way out of EVERY life emergency
Freely you received, freely you must give (Math 10:8) , kindly share this devotion, and the Lord will bless you for it.
Copingwords@gmail.com
