Daily Meditation from the Bible - The Word of God

 

49th Issue
IT IS THE DEGREE THAT WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE


Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a Double Portion of thy Spirit be upon me. ("II Kings 2:9)

By Patriarch John Williams (President of IICM)
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I. WHAT IS A "DEGREE"?

1. A Degree could be a Rating such as,
  • Very Poor
  • Fair
  • Good
  • Very Good
  • Excellent which may reflect the quality of work or anything for that matter
2. A Degree could be a Rating such as,
  • Very Low
  • Low Average
  • High
  • Very High with reference to anything
3. A Degree could be a Rating which reflects such things as  one's
  • Characteristics
  • Traits
  • Abilities
4. A Degree could be how Good a Person is in terms of being
  • Very Bad
  • Bad
  • Good
  • Very Good
  • Exceptionally Good
5. A Degree could reflect how much of Education a Person has had in terms of
  • High School
  • B.A.
  • M.A.
  • Ph.D.
  • Post Doctoral Work
6. A Degree could be indicating the Degree of Intelligence that a person may have in terms of
  • Stupid
  • Dunce
  • Average
  • Very Intelligent
  • Brilliant
7. A Degree could be a Measure of How Spiritual a Person is in terms of
  • Satanic
  • Very Evil
  • Bad
  • Quite
  • Spiritual
  • Very Spiritual
  • Godly
  • Richly Anointed
8. A Degree could be a Measure of How Loving a person is in terms of being full of
  • Hatred
  • Bitterness
  • Unforgiving
  • Tolerant
  • Forgiving
  • Loving others as himself
  • Willing to make any Sacrifice for others
9. A Degree could be a measure of how much of a Faith a person has  in terms of
  • Not having Faith in anything
  • Having Faith only after Seeing or Testing
  • Believing without Seeing the Word of God
  • Living according to the Word of God
  • Expecting to appropriate the Promises of God
  • Confessing the Faith before receiving the Promises
  • Appropriating the Promises of God by Faith all the time
10. A Degree could be a measure of how Strong a person is in terms of
  • Being Very Weak
  • Weak
  • Having Normal Strength
  • Very Strong
  • Being Very Very Strong like Hercules
11. A Degree could be a measure of Anointing in terms of
  • Having no Anointing
  • Having a Measure of Anointing
  • Having a High Degree of Anointing
  • Being Very Richly Anointed
12. A Degree could be a measure of Relationship with God in terms of
  • Does not Believe in God
  • Has Very Little Faith in God
  • Has More Faith in God
  • Has Full Faith in God
  • Living by Faith in God
13. A Degree could be a measure of Peace in terms of
  • Being Very much Worried all the time
  • Having some Worries always
  • Not Having any Worries
  • Having Peace generally and
  • Having Perfect Peace all the time
14. A Degree could be a measure of Joy in terms of
  • Being Sad all the Time
  • Smiling and Having a Little Joy now and then
  • Looking Cheerful and being Happy all the time and Bubbling with Joy
  • Having Unspeakable and
  • Full of Glory
15. A Degree could be a measure of Self Control in terms of
  • Always Yielding to Temptation
  • Trying to Resist the Temptation
  • Overcoming the Temptation sometimes and
  • Exercising Self Control
II. IN WHAT AREAS, A HIGHER DEGREE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
1. In the Area of Quality of Life
2. In the Area of Comforts, Prosperity and Luxuries in Life
3. In the Area of Health in Life
4. In the Area of Peace and Joy in Life
5. In the Area of Success in Life
6. In the Area of Family Life
7. In the Area of Spiritual Life
8. In the Area of Achieving our Goals, Desires and Dreams
9. In the Area of Bearing the Fruits of the Spirit
10. In the Area of Exercising the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
11. In the Area of Loving and Doing Good to Others
 

III
. HOW DO WE INCREASE THE DEGREES?
1. By knowing that there are different Degrees of Measures of every Quantitative Thing
2. By having a Desire and Motivation to increase the Degrees in all Areas of Life
3. By making a Decision to Reach Higher Degrees in all areas of Life
4. By making a Positive Effort to Advance in Degrees in all Areas
5. By realizing and knowing that we can rise Higher only Step by Step or in Stages
6. By following the Teachings in the Bible
7. By understanding the Spiritual Laws which control the Nature Laws which operate in this world
8. By taking the Counsel of Godly Men
9. By Constantly Reviewing and Evaluating our Position or Status in all Key Areas of Life
10. By Measuring and Evaluating the Level or Degree that we have achieved in all Key Areas of Life

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