EVER INCREASING IMPACT by Kenneth Copeland
On the morning of May 4, 2018, I was preparing to preach in Lagos, Nigeria, at a ministers conference on sustaining impact in ministry. As I was praying about the service, I heard The LORD say, Impact should always be increasing.
At the time I was thinking about the ministers at the conference, who were for the most part full-time preachers. But I’ve realized since, that The LORD’s statement didn’t just apply to them. It applies to every born-again child of God. No matter what our natural vocation might be, as believers we’re all called to ministry. We’re all called to have an impact for God on this world and that impact should always be increasing— whether we’re behind a pulpit, at home, in our neighborhood, at school, in the workplace or somewhere else. Having the same impact today that we had five years ago is not enough. God is a God of increase. He intends for our spiritual influence to grow: for us to put more pressure on the forces of darkness with every passing year. For the impact of our ministry upon people’s souls (their minds, wills and emotions) and their physical health to keep growing…day
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POINTS TO GET YOU THERE:
God never intended for His people to die at 70 or 80; He meant for us to keep going and expanding our influence. Gen. 6:3
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Daniel reveals how much a believer’s impact on the world can increase if he will walk in excellence Dan. 6:3
after day, month after month for the next 30, 40, 50, 60 or 70 years. “But I’m 50 years old,” someone might say. “For me to keep increasing for another 70 years I’d have to live to 120.” Good! As far as God is concerned, that’s a normal lifespan. He said in Genesis 6:3 that man’s “days shall be an hundred and twenty years,” and He never changed that number. It’s His standard of longevity all the way through the Bible. In Exodus 23, where He said, “I will take sickness away from the midst of thee… the number of thy days I will fulfil” (verses 25-26), He was referring to a 120-year lifespan. In Psalm 91:16, when He said about the believer who dwells in the secret place of the Almighty, “With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation,” He was talking about 120 years. God needs us to stay here for a long time. He needs us to keep growing in
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Faith and excellence are inseparable. Heb. 11:4a
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Praying in tongues will also help you increase in spiritual power and influence Jude 1:20
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Don’t let the mistakes of the past drag you down, forget them and press forward. Phil. 3:13-14
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