THE FIRST DETERMINANT: SPEED - PART 1

THE FIRST DETERMINANT: SPEED - PART 1
Scriptures: Ecclesiastes 9:11, 2 Chronicles 24:2-7 
Topic: Speed Determines If You Will Build Anything. 

"I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all." 
Ecclesiastes 9:11

The determinants are the characteristics and the virtues that determine the outcome of everything you do.  Every area of life is therefore affected by determinants. Both spiritual and non-spiritual things are governed by determinants. In this series of our Quiet Time we will study in depth how speed governs our lives

1. SPEED DETERMINES IF YOU WILL BUILD ANYTHING. 

"And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest. And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters. And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the Lord. And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, GO OUT UNTO THE CITIESOF JUDAH, AND GATHER OF ALL ISRAEL MONEY TO REPAIR THE HOUSE OF YOUR GOD FROM YEAR TO YEAR, AND SEE THAT YE HASTEN THE MATTER. HOWBEIT THE LEVITES HASTENED IT NOT. And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the Lord, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness? For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the Lord did they bestow upon Baalim."
2 Chronicles 24:2-7

You need speed for building. Slow thinkers cannot build. Those who are slow to jump into action cannot build. Speed is necessary for the building of any house. The Levites were told to hasten the matter of building. Without hastening the construction, you will not achieve anything. I once belonged to a committee that was assigned to build something. At the very first meeting, a senior brother chided me for being over-eager to get on with the project. He said to me, “Young man, don’t be in a hurry. Similar projects in other parts of the world have taken over three hundred years to build.” Even though we could have achieved our goal within four years, the land for the project had not even been demarcated after three years. Anyone who is experienced in construction will know how important speed is. Many good construction firms build both in the day and in the night. Speed cuts down cost. Speed eliminates waste. Speed surprises those who intend to oppose the project. Speed helps you overcome unforeseen and unavoidable delays.

Credit: Excerpt from 
The Determinants 
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

Comments

  1. Irene25 August 2023 at 04:08

    Those who are slow to jump into action cannot build. O Lord grant me speed to accomplish what l have to build in Jesus mighty name.

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  2. Elvina omalla25 August 2023 at 04:21

    God grant me speed in everything I set out to do in Jesus name, Amen

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  3. Purity25 August 2023 at 04:53

    Lord grant me speed in anything I build in the name of Jesus.Amen.

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  4. Anonymous25 August 2023 at 05:47

    Thank you Lord for speed.

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  5. Mas25 August 2023 at 05:49

    Mighty God thank you for the speed You've blessed me with.

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  6. Anonymous25 August 2023 at 07:03

    Lord grant me speed in everything I do in Jesus name

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  7. Agnes25 August 2023 at 07:07

    Lord I pray grant me to apply speed in everything I ought to do in Jesus name

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  8. Emily Nelima25 August 2023 at 07:18

    Heavenly Father, grant me speed in Jesus mighty name. Amen

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  9. Vivian Atieno25 August 2023 at 07:26

    Determinants affect the outcome of everything we do in every area of our lives, and speed is one of the determinant that determines if we will build anything.Heavenly father,grant us speed that we may overcome delays in Jesus name amen.

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  10. Titus mulyungi25 August 2023 at 07:28

    Give me speed Jesus

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  11. Sumba Tumaini25 August 2023 at 08:17

    Lord grant me speed in whatever I set my mind to do.

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  12. Nina orwa25 August 2023 at 08:40

    Speed cuts down cost. Speed eliminates waste. Speed surprises those who intend to oppose the project. Speed helps you overcome unforeseen and unavoidable delays.

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