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THE BIG MOMENT 2*



Text : Genesis 18:2.

 He glanced up and saw three men standing there, not far from him. As soon as he noticed them, Abraham ran from the tent entrance to greet them and bowed low to the ground.

Yesterday, we looked into some steps that could launch one into his destiny (big moment), using Abraham as our case study. 
Today, we shall look into more of these steps :

1.) Humility: To be humble is to unreservedly elevate those around you without little or no regard for your ego. 
Philippians  2:3  says, Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

 *Pride is the reason many people live short of their destiny. Pride always go before the fall.* prov.16:18.

As soon as Abraham noticed the men, he ran from the tent entrance to greet them and bowed low to the ground.
Note that at this point, Abraham was an aged man of 99years with much affluence, yet on sighting these men, he bowed himself to the ground to greet them. 

 *At times, you need to come down from your camel so you can be better positioned to connect with your helpers.* 

 *Let humility be your daily attire, because God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. James 4;6.* 

2.) *Hospitality:* This is another quality that opened the big moment door to Abraham. He practically begged these men to wait and be entertained. Well, that's going the extra miles.

While some are draggy to entertain their friends or even family,  Abraham was begging strangers in order to show them hospitality. 
Needless to say that Abraham could have missed his divine timing had it not be for this gracious heart of his.

Rebecca was launched into her big moments through this same principle. Gen.24:10-22. Lot was saved through this same principle. Gen.19:1-15.

The Bible is filled with stories of people who through humility and hospitality entered into the purpose of God for their lives. And there are host of others who missed their divine portion for lack of knowledge and virtuous living.

Even when God had given His promise to you, you still need to rightly position yourself to be able to enter into His promises.
 

 *Bible Reading :*

 Genesis 18:1-33.

 *PRAYER FOCUS*

1.) Father God,  I receive the grace to be humble and hospitable always, so I can be rightly positioned for your blessings. 


 

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