🍒🌽TOPIC: THE POWER OF GODLY CHARACTER.🍒🌽
DATE: 11TH MARCH, 2023
ANCHOR SCRIPTURES: PHILIPPIANS 4:8 AND GENESIS 39:9-10
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things Philippians 4:8
No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?” 10 Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her Genesis 39:9-10.
OUR OBJECTIVES:
1. Understanding The Elements of Godly Character
2. Understanding how to build a godly character
3. Understanding The Profits of Godly Character.
Beloved, Godly character has been confirmed to be one of the greatest assets that any man or woman can have in life. The degree of a person’s character is the degree of his or her destiny. Our destiny both in time and in eternity with God is at the mercy of our character.
Beloved, Godly character was what distinguish joseph in his day.
Godly character equals quality destiny and ungodly character equals poor destiny.
Our character is higher than our certificate, or whom we know. A man may be appointed by certificate, or by whom he or she knows. But his character will cause him to remain there.
Beloved as God’s children’s character is very, very imperative.
There are two major types of characters. The Godly character and the ungodly character.
Any character that conforms to the nature of God is a Godly character and any character that does not conform to God’s nature is an ungodly character.
WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF A GODLY CHARACTER
1. RIGHTEOUSNESS
Upright living is one of the fundamental elements of a godly character. Those who live in uprightness are living according to the character of God. Because our God is a perfect God. To be upright is to be living in a Godly character.
2. KINDNESS
Kindness is a sincere desire for the happiness of others. Our God is kind. Those who live in kindness, who has compassion for their neighbor are living a godly life.
3. LOVE
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking.
Another powerful element of Godly characteristics is love for one another. Those who live in love are living in Godliness.
4. HUMILITY
Another essential characteristic of godly character is humility, those who live in godliness will not proud, and you will never see them boast, proud. To be Godly is to be humble.
5. SELF-CONTROL
Another essential quality or element of Godly character is self-control. Those who live in Godliness, control themselves, there are not moved or controlled by flesh but there are led by the spirit.
HOW TO BUILD A GODLY CHARACTER
1. GIVING OURSELVES TO THE READING OF THE WORD
Consequently, faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of Christ (ROMANS 10:17)
Knowledge is the builder of character, and not any other kind of knowledge but the knowledge of the word of God. The degree to which we give ourselves to the word of God is the degree of quality character we can have. To move from the word is to move from Godly character. God’s word is one essential key to character development, construction, and building.
2. ASSOCIATING RIGHTLY
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm ( PROVERB 13:20).
Another essential key to building godly character is to choose our association wisely, those who we associate with will influence us or we influence them. Godly character is very important.
THE PROFITS OF GODLY CHARACTERS
1. GODLY CHARACTER BRINGS FAVOUR
(GENESIS 39:2) And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
Godly character brings favor, to be godly is to be favored by God. Beloved if joseph could have slept with Potiphar’s wife. His destiny in the land of Egypt could have been totally terminated.
Beloved, nothing in life brings man into favor like character, especially Godly character. What your certificate cannot give you, your character can give you. One fundamental key to both favors with God and men is Godliness.
2. GODLY CHARACTER BRINGS PROSPERITY.
Genesis 39:2 2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
No one can follow the pathway of Godliness and lack success in life. Joseph in the scripture is another example here. Even though he went into prison the lord was with him and prosper him because he maintain his uprightness.
The grace to continue living in Godliness shall be our portion in Jesus’ Name
3. GODLY CHARACTER BRINGS PRESERVATION IN LIFE
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even forever. For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon a lot of the righteous; Lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. (Psalm 125:2-3)
Another profit of Godly character is preservation, the enemies, the destroyer cannot harm those who live in godliness. The devil might arise against them but the lord will not allow the agenda of the devil to prevail over them.
IN CONCLUSION,
Character is very important and is the greatest asset that any child of God can have. Our character is higher than our certificate our qualifications or whom we know.
COUNSEL:
– Beloved do all it takes to live in Godliness
– Beloved do all it takes to build quality character
– Beloved do all it takes to maintain the right association
– Beloved do all it takes to live in humility
– Beloved do all it takes to live in love
– Beloved do all it takes to live in compassion toward others
– Beloved do all it takes to live in self-control
PROPHETIC PRAYERS
– The grace to maintain goldy character is released upon you this morning in Jesus’ name
– This season any satanic agenda for you or for any of your loved ones is canceled in Jesus’ name
– I banish sickness from your life in Jesus’ Name
– The Lord shall bless the work of your hands in all ramifications in Jesus’ Name
– You shall not spend your resources on sickness or on any problems at all in Jesus’ Name
God bless beloved and have an amazing day.❤️