“Walking In Excellency”

2 Corinthians 8:7

Excellency is defined as in perfection; quality; accomplishment; integrity; virtue; excellence. 

God wants us to abound or excel in both what we are, our inward character and in what we do, behavior or good deeds. The word tells us in 1 Peter 2:9; “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” Because of who we are in Christ, because of our eternal hope and because of the enabling grace of God available to all believers in Christ, seeking to do our best and choosing what is best is part of God’s will and an evidence of genuine spiritual growth and maturity. However, there is one distinction that needs to be stressed up front. The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of excellence is never a matter of simply choosing between what is good or bad, but of choosing what is best or superior because it will better enable us to accomplish what God has designed us to be and do. 

I come by tonight to remind you we are walking in excellency and we must act as such. My dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding, abounding, doing over and above, excelling in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. Amen!!! Be bless and I love you!!! JE