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IMPACT

Date: 
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Bible Meditation: 
Matthew 5: 1-16

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven – Matthew 5:16

Possessing your possessions is more about living a life of IMPACT than about accumulating things and toys. Impact can be positive or negative, constructive or destructive! Positive Impact implies being exemplary and unique; being a plus not a minus; being a producer, not a parasite; being a contributor, not a detractor; and being a distributor, not a destitute.

Beloved, as a human being you were born to be a Person of Positive Impact; and as a Believer, you were redeemed to live a life of temporal and eternal Impact! Salvation is your seal of distinction. Redemption is your guarantee for a life of impact. It’s about time you Step Out to Stand Out! It’s your Season to season your earth and to light-up your location in life.

The Lord Jesus Christ likens us who believe to the “Salt of the earth” and “Light of the world” (Mt.5:13-16). God needed only one Person – His Son – to make an impact in the world. Jesus needed only twelve men to perpetuate His mission. However small it may be, salt cannot be stopped. Its taste or savour is unique. It does not lose its savour to any other substance. Salt dominates its surroundings. It sweetens, preserves food from decay and induces thirst. The quantity of salt is not the issue. A little salt makes a great impact! You are not “good for nothing”. Ponder and ask yourself: “What am I good for?

Light cannot be boxed-in. Light attracts, enlightens, illuminates, liberates, lightens, enlivens and lifts up. That’s why Impact superior to Achievement or Success! Achievement or success may benefit only you and your closest associates; whereas impact transcends location and generation! Impact implies affecting greater circles of influence positively; touching your world powerfully; and making an eternal mark. Impact is also superior to Influence! Why, because influence often demands immediate or proximate contact. Impact however causes far-reaching effects! Everybody has influence. But some people, by virtue of their purpose and placement in life, have a special opportunity to impact the lives of others in very unique ways.

Impact is not just an overblown ego, a celebrity status or “hollow” heroism. It is not necessarily about fame, fortune, popularity, greatness and grandeur. Impact can be silent, subtle, serene, and gracious. It need not be brash, violent or forceful in manifestation. Rather, Impact is a product of Purpose, Preparation and Pursuit. A life of impact begins with a discovery of life’s purpose and a sense of mission! To what “end” and for what “cause” were you born? People who make remarkable impact in life are people of purpose; people of “this ONE THING” (Phil.3:13). One thing is sufficient for you to pursue: give it all you’ve got and you will get all it can release! You must know your positioning in God’s Grand Plan and do not break rank!

Impact demands Focus. What is the dominant direction of your impact? You can only make maximum impact in the direction of your purpose, vision and passion in life. As a child of destiny, you must discover your destination and pursue it with focus (Rom.8:29-30). 2 Peter 1:10 says: Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble. What are you called to do? What is your mission? What is your ministry? Know where you belong; and excel there! You have a God-ordained purpose, a divine assignment and task to fulfil on the earth; go for it! Only people of purpose and precision become distinguished in life. Develop the “catch a flight” mentality, and you will never give in to distractions! One who does not know his purpose for living has no place to occupy on earth. Life is not a Game Show! This is impact: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven (Mt.5:16). This is what it means to possess your possessions!

Adetokunbo O. Ilesanmi (Meditations)

Prayer: 
Lord, help me to truly be Salt of the earth and Light of the world, making positive IMPACT for Your Glory, in Jesus name.
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