YOU ARE BORN OF GOD TO SUCCEED AND BE FULFILLED

YOU ARE BORN OF GOD TO SUCCEED AND BE FULFILLED: THROUGH THE PRINCIPLE OF THE WORD – AND NOT BY ANY DEFINED METHODS! 

“This Book of the LAW shall not DEPART from your mouth, but YOU shall MEDITATE in it day and night, that YOU may OBSERVE to do according to all that is written in it. For then YOU will MAKE YOUR way PROSPEROUS, and then YOU will have GOOD SUCCESS” Joshua 1:8. 

Success, to me, is failure turned inside out. It is the ability and capacity of using God’s Word in context, and in principle, to cause a failed state to become a successful state again. Anything otherwise is abuse, scam, and fraud. For in life, ABUSE means – ABNORMAL [ABNORMALLY] USE of anything in principle against its intended expectations. It is a result of being uninformed of the PURPOSE of a thing. There is ABUSE in almost every place in life – abuse of individuals or people, position, relationship, family and marital life, power, material resources [money, time and effort], opportunities, and facilitating materials, and such like. 

An example of an abusive atmosphere can be found in marriages. In some marriages, because most people are not properly INFORMED of the PURPOSE of MARRIAGE, they abuse their spouses. We often see how much resources are spent in FORTUNES in terms of – Time, Money, Material, People and Effort – in preparing for a one-day WEDDING; while those same people make no adequate preparation to ensure an assured life journey. And in some cases, those involved are not properly INFORMED with the set PLAN, PURPOSE, and PURSUIT for them to be successful in the intended MARRIAGE; and that marriage itself is supposedly to be a lifetime journey in grace, till death do either or both apart. And yes, everyone clamours for success and excellence but challenges the principles meant to keep them responsible and accountable to their desired causes in context and content. 

“Jesus answered and said to them, “You are MISTAKEN [ERRING], not KNOWING the Scriptures [PRINCIPLE OF GODLY LIVING] nor the power of God” Matthew 22:29/Emphasis Mine. 

It is because of some people’s failure in principle regarding the purpose of a thing, that is why we see today so much infighting and abuse within; and so many unnecessary reasons being given for divorce, or for divorcing one another respectively. 

And thus, happenings that OUGHT not to be, especially in a Born Again Believer’s home in Christ Jesus. 

And unfortunately in most cases, where children are involved, they get them innocently drawn in. And that has created an incomprehensible and unimaginable, devastating and depressing state of mind for the children in such marital relationships. 

Some will have their children abused, irrespective, for the same lack of an informed state — in context, in principle, and in purpose — of being blessed with these blessed children. 

A fulfilling life is more than mere wishes; otherwise everyone would have it with ease. It is built and achieved through the principles laid out in God’s Word in context. That is how the content can be materialised and be fulfilled purposefully and meaningfully in grace. 

“And say to Archippus, TAKE HEED to the MINISTRY which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou FULFIL it” Colossians 4:17. 

“He that TILLETH [CULTIVATED] his land shall have PLENTY OF BREAD: but he that FOLLOWETH AFTER VAIN PERSONS shall have POVERTY enough. 20 A FAITHFUL man shall abound with blessings: but he that MAKETH HASTE to be rich shall NOT BE INNOCENT. 21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress. 22 He that HASTETH to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him” Proverbs 28:19-24. 

“He that TILLETH [CULTIVATED] his land shall be SATISFIED with bread: but he that FOLLOWETH VAIN PERSONS is void of understanding” Proverbs 12:11/Emphasis mine. 

The KNOWLEDGE of a thing empowers and emancipates. It helps to make an informed decision by the Word of God and to fulfil purpose in context and content. 

While IGNORANCE is not just bad enough, it is a DIS-EASE [AN UNEASE] — a place and position that is worse than any cancerous disease of any sort. For by it, many talents, visions, and dreams to enhance life and godly living have ended up in the GRAVEYARDS unfulfilled. 

And in some cases it has created a failed individual, in a failed family, in a failed community, in a failed society; and robbed such of creativity, innovation, and the power to initiate and explore opportunities to greatness that is fulfilling in purpose and in the principles the world desires to behold.  

“Truly, these times of IGNORANCE God overlooked, but now COMMANDS all men everywhere to REPENT (change of heart), 31 because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead“ Acts 17:30-31/Emphasis Mine. 

In life as a child of God, you can only recover and enter your place of greatness and fulfilment when you discover the PRINCIPLE of the WORKING WORD of God to that your intended VISION. This is profound when one take the light from Habakkuk 2:1-4 especially the verses 2 which states: 

“. . . And the Lord answered me, and said, WRITE the VISION, and MAKE it PLAIN upon TABLES, that he may RUN that READETH it . . .”. 

The Habakkuk scripture did not say — “He that RUNS or RUNNETH may READ”, but rather said — “He MAY RUN that READS or READETH”; which thus means, NO READING, then NO RUNNING, no matter the prevailing circumstances. 

The principle herein is this — you have to READ in order to know and understand; you need to be fully informed of the context and principle; you need to obtain the required KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING of the said VISIONED CONCEPT. That is, to have the clarity to enable you to WALK in WISDOM before running with that intended life vision, which could be in these terms but not limited to: 

• Executing a Business/Enterprise 

• Pursuing a Career 

• Positioning a Ministerial Gospel Ministry 

• Pursuing Governance in Politics/Government 

• Pursuing Leadership in any Management 

• Pursuing Matters of Marriage/Relationship 

• Pursuing any such like matters, though not mentioned, that pertain to life and godly living 

When you do not READ before you RUN, as Scripturally set as the principle for greatness and fulfilling purpose, then failure and frustration await. Just as many have fallen and become victims of their own creations, simply because of RUNNING ahead by mere ZEAL or PASSION, without READING to KNOW and UNDERSTAND the FULNESS at hand of what it takes in their VISIONED CONCEPT. 

I plead with you today, to make amends. RE-EVALUATE your vision by READING it again before RUNNING with it. Your greatness in principle and purpose is enviable when the Scriptural context to the content is taken into consideration. 

Therefore, as you set your day’s PLANS, PURPOSES, AND PURSUITS, endeavour to be assured by READING to UNDERSTAND before RUNNING with it. BE WELL INFORMED TO EXPERIENCE GENUINE TRANSFORMATION to a fulfilled life in grace. 

God wants you to both SUCCEED and be FULFILLED — only it is by PRINCIPLE and not by METHOD. For what may apply to one case may not apply to another. Hence application by METHODS will fail in most cases, while application by PRINCIPLE will always triumph.  

Have a gracious and graceful moment in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“And the Lord answered me, and said, WRITE the VISION, and make it PLAIN upon TABLES, that he may RUN that READETH it” Habakkuk 2:1-4. 

“This Book of the Law shall not DEPART from your mouth, but YOU shall MEDITATE in it day and night, that YOU may OBSERVE to do according to all that is written in it. For then YOU will MAKE your way PROSPEROUS, and then YOU will have GOOD SUCCESS” Joshua 1:8. 

“And say to Archippus, TAKE HEED to the MINISTRY which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou FULFIL it” Colossians 4:17. 

“Truly, these times of IGNORANCE God overlooked, but now COMMANDS all men everywhere to REPENT (change of heart), 31 because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead” Acts 17:30-31/Emphasis Mine. 

“Jesus answered and said to them, “You are MISTAKEN [ERRING], not KNOWING the Scriptures [PRINCIPLE OF GODLY LIVING] nor the power of God” Matthew 22:29/Emphasis Mine. 

SUMMARY: 
The message is a charge to every Born Again Believer: YOU ARE BORN OF GOD TO SUCCEED AND BE FULFILLED — not by METHOD, but by PRINCIPLE through the Word of God. Success is not accidental. It is the result of READING, KNOWING, and APPLYING God’s Word in context to cause failure to turn into success. When we ignore God’s principles and run with zeal, passion, or methods alone, we produce ABUSE, FRUSTRATION, and UNFULFILLED destinies. God commands us to repent from ignorance, take heed to His Word, and grow into greatness and wholeness in Christ Jesus. 

KEY POINTS 

1. Success is Defined by the Word 
   Joshua 1:8 — “For then you will make your way PROSPEROUS, and then you will have GOOD SUCCESS.” 
   Success = failure turned inside out. It is the capacity to use God’s Word in context and in principle to restore a failed state. Anything outside this is ABUSE, SCAM, and FRAUD.
2. Abuse is a Result of Ignorance of Purpose
   ABUSE = ABNORMAL USE against God’s intended expectation. It happens in marriage, family, work, ministry, and resources when people are not INFORMED of the PURPOSE, PLAN, and PURSUIT.
   Example: People spend fortunes on a one-day WEDDING but make no preparation for a lifetime MARRIAGE. This produces infighting, divorce, and children caught in devastating homes. Matthew 22:29 — “You are MISTAKEN, not KNOWING the Scriptures nor the power of God.”
3. Ignorance is a DIS-EASE Worse Than Sickness
   IGNORANCE buries talents, visions, and dreams in the GRAVEYARD. It creates failed individuals, families, communities, and societies. Acts 17:30 — “God now COMMANDS all men everywhere to REPENT” from ignorance.
   KNOWLEDGE empowers and emancipates. It enables informed decisions and fulfilment of purpose.
4. The Scriptural Order: READ Before You RUN Habakkuk 2:2 — “WRITE the VISION… that he may RUN that READETH it.”
5. NO READING, then NO RUNNING. You must obtain KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING of your VISIONED CONCEPT before you act. This applies to: Business, Career, Ministry, Government, Leadership, Marriage, and all matters of life and godliness. Running with ZEAL without READING leads to failure.
6. Principle Triumphs Over Method
   Colossians 4:17 — “TAKE HEED to the MINISTRY… that thou FULFIL it.”
   Proverbs 28:19-20 — The one who TILLETH his land shall have plenty. Haste to be rich brings poverty. 

What works by METHOD for one may fail for another. But PRINCIPLE from God’s Word will always triumph and produce fulfilment. God wants you to both SUCCEED and be FULFILLED — by PRINCIPLE. 

CALL TO ACTION 

1. REPENT FROM IGNORANCE: Acknowledge where you have been running without reading. Choose today to be taught by the Word. Acts 17:30 
2. READ, MEDITATE, AND OBSERVE THE WORD: Let the Book of the Law not depart from your mouth. Meditate day and night so you can observe to do. Joshua 1:8 
3. RE-EVALUATE YOUR VISION: Before you RUN, READ again. Get the context, principle, and fulness of what God is saying about your business, career, ministry, marriage, and leadership. 
4. TAKE HEED TO FULFIL YOUR MINISTRY/PURPOSE: Cultivate your “land”. Be faithful, not hasty. Build with principles, not vain pursuits. Colossians 4:17; Proverbs 12:11 
5. BE WELL INFORMED FOR TRANSFORMATION: As you set your day’s PLANS, PURPOSES, AND PURSUITS, ensure you are rooted in Scriptural context so your content can be materialised and fulfilled in grace. 

FINAL CHARGE 
You are born of God to succeed and be fulfilled. Don’t chase methods. Embrace principles. Read first. Understand first. Walk in wisdom first. Then run — and you will prosper and have good success. Amen. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI