LIVING STREAMS DEVOTIONAL
By Pst. Ezekiel Atang
APRIL 2025
WISDOM FROM ABOVE
(James 3:17)
Wednesday, 30th April
NEXT LEVEL WISDOM
(1 Kings 3:3-5 KJV)
“And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar. In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.”
There is a next level and there is a wisdom that is needed to get there, otherwise you could die in one level. I hate stagnation just as much as I hate satan. Stagnation is evil, stagnation is crippling, it can even be suicidal, and it breeds despite and insult. So, you must be on a search to know whatever is necessary to shift levels as frequently as possible.
The most prominent wisdom for the next level is SACRIFICE. Who knew Solomon before now? of what consequence was he prior to this time? He was nothing, he was not known and he was the 10th son of David, so he didn’t even qualify to be known like that but one sacrifice set him apart for a lifetime of greatness. Abraham would have ended like everyone else and Israel would not be as blessed as they are today but for the sacrifice of Abraham in Genesis 22.
Isaac had to sow a sacrificial seed in famine and his level changed as well. He grew, went forward and he became very great, (Genesis 26:1-15). Ruth sacrificed for Naomi and her level changed, Jacob sacrificed his sleep for one night and he moved from Jacob to Israel. The Bible is a comprehensive catalogue of people who changed levels by one form of sacrifice or another. Soon as you get tired of where you are and need to change in level, then think of a sacrifice to make and your level will change without fail. May the second quarter usher you into a new season and new levels in Jesus Name!
Action Points
i. Think of some possible sacrifice that you can make to bring about a new level in your life.
ii. Trust God to live a life of sacrifice toward God and people from now on.
Prayer
-Lord make me a sacrificial person from today in Jesus Name.
-I receive the grace to know and discern seasons of change of level in Jesus Name.
-Lord bless my second quarter of 2025. Make it a far more glorious on than my first quarter in Jesus Name.
Nugget
The most prominent wisdom for the next level is SACRIFICE.
For Further Reading and Meditation
MORNING
Genesis 5; Matthew 19
EVENING
Proverbs 6
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