INSPIRE Devotionals With Emmanuel Afiawari Thursday, July 31, 2025 Topic: THE MAKING OF GREAT MEN (Part 2)! 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: Jesus gives us a divine template for how great people are made: He said to follow Him (Matt. 4:19). No one can follow Jesus except they take up His yoke and learn of Him (Matt. 11:29). That is, simply join your life with His, and learn His ways. But you cannot join your life to His or learn His ways unless you first get to be crucified with Him, where you no longer live by the dictates of your flesh but by the inspiration of His Holy Spirit (Gal. 2: 20; Gal. 5: 16). To follow Jesus is to deny yourself; it is to let go of your leaning to take on His Spirit, teaching, principles and lifestyle. Following Jesus demands huge sacrifices on our part. Taking His yoke and learning of Him looks easy on the surface, but it would pull a lot out of you and deposit so much more within you. Even on a circular stance, anyone who desires to amount to any good in any field of human endeavour has to lean the ropes. Learning the ropes involves meticulous following that enables you study the processes at various levels. Taking up the Lord's burdens is not for the fainthearted or those who've not covenanted their lives to Him. But the rewards far outweighs the sacrifices. He said, “Follow Me, and I will MAKE YOU..." (Matt. 4:19). He confidently knows and assures us that man can only be made using this divine template. It is either Jesus makes you or you're marred. "If God’s grace doesn’t help the builders, they will labor in vain to build a house..." (Ps 127:1 TPT). TODAY'S TAKE HOME: Following is not necessarily physical but your ability to drink in and assimilate the spirit behind all the person embodies. Don't force it else you'll break in pieces. Simply obey and follow Jesus, if you want to be made. "If God’s grace doesn’t help the builders, they will labor in vain to build a house. If God’s mercy doesn’t protect the city, all the sentries will circle it in vain" (Psalms 127:1 TPT) PRAYER: O Lord, please give me the wisdom to follow You and the patience to follow through on processes that could guarantee me evolving into greatness in Jesus name.

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