The Making of Great Men!

INSPIRE Devotionals With Emmanuel Afiawari Thursday, July 10, 2025 Topic: THE MAKING OF GREAT MEN! Memory Verse: Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men” - Matthew 4:19 NKJV Bible Text: John 15:4‭-‬5 NKJV 4. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. 5. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. INSPIRATION: Having successfully detailed the dichotomy between a broke and broken person with several examples, we shall now focus on the making of great men. Greatness in God's kingdom and in life generally begins with what you're willing to learn, do or forgo. Jesus prescribes what is required of us: firstly, follow Him; secondly, abide in Him and He in us. You cannot abide in whom you've not followed. You cannot gain mastery of a process, system or its structure, if you've not dutifully followed its prescribed rules. All great institutions are products of processes. Your journey starts with following. The more you follow closely, the deeper you understand the need to abide until you're grounded enough to bear much fruits. Your fruits are a testament as to how made you are. That's God's measuring yardstick. So if you claim to be great, the verifying proof would be your fruits. Fruitfulness happens when the right knowledge is deployed. You can't acquire the skills and knowledge to be fruitful from 'afar;' you've to follow very closely. You have to either abide or remain incapable of doing nothing. TODAY'S TAKE HOME: Skyscrapers do not just emerge. For whatever you do, follow due processes if you want to be made. More importantly, follow and abide in Jesus to guarantee your fruitfulness. PRAYER: O Lord, please give me the wisdom to follow You and the patience to follow through on processes that could guarantee me emerging and evolving into greatness, in Jesus name.