THURSDAY MANNA 5 MARCH ‘26

Dr. Daniel O. C. | Mar 05, 2026

“TESTS TOWARDS GREATNESS”

Saints of God Most High, hear God’s word for you today:

“But you are a chosen people, the King’s cohanim, a holy nation, a people for God to possess! Why? In order for you to declare the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light” (1 Peter 2:9).

But you are God’s chosen treasure —priests who are kings, a spiritual “nation” set apart as God’s devoted ones. He called you out of darkness to experience his marvelous light, and now he claims you as his very own. He did this so that you would broadcast his glorious wonders throughout the world.

TESTS TOWARDS GREATNESS
There are four rungs to accomplishment.
1st rung = plan purposefully
2nd rung = prepare prayerfully
3rd rung = proceed positively
4th rung = pursue persistently

Some people dream of worthy accomplishments, while others stay awake and experience it. It is great and good to be great but before one can reach the greatness point, there are manifold tests to pass through.

To be great is to be enlarged, making great impact and influence.
To reach one’s position of greatness in life, beloved, there are hurdles and fiery tests to overcome.
Greatness is a process and the process is a painstaking one.

Now let us consider a biblical patriarch of great stature, the man King David. We can draw a lot more from his experience to his greatness. King David was the greatest king in the land of Israel. He is a mountain peak among biblical characters.

King David’s tests to greatness enlightens us greatly in this topic.

THE TESTS TO GREATNESS
Obscurity Test: This is the test of being unknown (1 Samuel 16:11-12).
David was taking care of the sheep and the world did not know him.
Only God can make a man known by His divine provision.

Test Of Low Status Task:
He was designated to do the menial task of shepherding the sheep of his father (1 Samuel 17:20).

Test Of Faithfulness and Hard Work:
He confronted the attacking lion and bear, overcame and killed them (1 Samuel 17:34-36).

Unrecognition, Unacknowledgement Test:
He was completely forgotten when Samuel the prophet visited his family to anoint him by God’s instruction (1 Samuel 16: 5, 10-11).

Obedience Test: He was obedient to his parents (1 Samuel 17:17-18).

Zeal and Patriotism Test: He put his life on the chopping board to restore Israel’s honour and glory even though wrongly accused and misunderstood (1 Samuel 17:28-29, 36-37, 45-47, 50-51).

Humility Test: He became a servant to King Saul. He served in the palace before becoming king (1 Samuel 17:57-58 / 18:5).

YOU ARE THE HEAD AND NOT THE TAIL IN JESUS’ MIGHTY NAME, AMEN!

Somebody shout, “GLORY TO GOD!”

Shalom and good morning.

Dr. Daniel O. C.