Open Heaven Daily Devotional 3 May 2025

TOPIC: Excellence By The Spirit

READ: Acts 6:1-8 (KJV) 

MEMORISE
 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm 
Daniel 6:5

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Chronicles 13-16

Open Heaven Daily Devotional 3 May 2025 Message

When people say, “You can do better than your best,” they mean that a person can still improve on his or her greatest achievement.

However, when we talk about excellence, it means that something is so good that it cannot be improved upon.

In Luke 1:31-32, the angel told Mary that the baby she was about to conceive would be great. In Philippians 2:9-11, the Bible says that God gave Him a name above all names.

John 3:34 also says that God gave Jesus the Holy Spirit without measure. How full a believer is of the Holy Spirit determines how great he or she will become. Jesus was excellent because He did not carry the Holy Spirit in a measure; He was full of the Holy Spirit.

One of my children once came to me and asked, “Daddy, do you know the Bible very well? Who is Prochorus?”  I asked, “Is that name in the Bible?” He then said,  “I thought you said you knew the Bible.” 

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He asked again, “Who is Nicanor?” | told him I didn’t know. “Who is Timon?” I said, “You mean Simon?” He said, “No, Timon.” I replied that I didn’t know Timon.

Then, he told me that all the names he mentioned were part of the first seven deacons. This shows that in a group of selected people with the same qualifications and experience, some will still stand out as excellent. They all had the same qualifications; however, when asked to list the names of the first deacons in the Bible, most people will only mention Stephen and Philip.

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In today’s Bible reading, we see that Stephen was excellent and did great wonders and miracles among the people because he was full of faith, power, and the Holy Spirit. Being full of the Holy Spirit is in different levels, and your level of thirst will determine the level of fullness you will operate in. Beloved, to achieve excellence, prioritise being filled with the Holy Spirit at all times. Spend quality time in God’s presence, praising and worshipping Him. As you do this, you will become full of the Holy Spirit, and you will be empowered to excel even above those who are considered to be the best.

Prayer Point: Holy Spirit, please fill me until I overflow, in Jesus’ name.

HYMN I Want To Be Like Jesus 

1 I want to be like Jesus,
So lowly and so meek;
For no one marked an angry word
That ever heard him speak.

Refrain:
I want to be like Jesus,
God’s well beloved Son;
I want to be like Jesus,
The pure and holy One.

2 I want to be like Jesus,
So frequently in prayer;
Alone upon the mountain top,
He met his Father there. [Refrain]

3 I want to be like Jesus,
Engaged in doing good,
So that of me it may be said,
He hath done what he could. [Refrain]

4 Alas! I’m not like Jesus,
As any one may see;
Thy gentle Spirit, Savior, send,
And make me like to thee. [Refrain]

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