An Excellent Spirit
by Kenneth Copeland
I’m not often tempted to grab a musician’s guitar and feed it to him. But one time many years ago, the thought did go through my mind. It was during a recording session for the album Jesus Country, which was released in 1974.
The session had gone on for a while and we’d done several takes on the different tracks, trying to get them just right.
Determined to nail the part we were still working on, I said, “Guys, we can do better than this. Let’s try it at least one more time.”
The steel guitar player shrugged, uninterested.
“Aw, that’s good enough for gospel,” he said.
Good enough for gospel? (I still get irritated when I think about that phrase.) There’s nothing good enough for gospel, except Jesus Himself!
I didn’t feed the guy his guitar, but I didn’t smile at him either. I just said, “All right,” and acted as if he hadn’t said anything. Then we recorded that part again…and again…and again…until we got it.
The reason I remember that incident so well is because it captures an attitude that’s still prevalent today. We live in an “Oh, that’s good enough” time. A time when people tend to want to do the minimum it takes to get by. When instead of prizing diligence and excellence, fast and easy is what matters, and sloppy is OK.
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Points to Get You There:
We live in a world where most people want to do just enough to get by, where fast and easy is what matters, and sloppy is OK. But that attitude isn’t compatible with your identity as a believer.
1) When you received Jesus as LORD, the same Spirit came into you as was seen in Daniel in the Old Testament. Dan. 6:3
2) You already have within you the excellent power of God; you just need to stir it up and release it. 2 Cor. 4:7
3) The Anointing of Christ is an anointing of excellence. Phil. 3:8
4) You weren’t created to be a mud pot, God made you to be a golden vessel, so live accordingly. 2 Tim. 2:20
5) Run your spiritual race with excellence in every area of life.
1 Cor. 9:24
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