Isaiah 43:2 
‘I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:’

DAILY READING – John 4:27-42; 1 Chronicles 16:7-43; Zechariah5

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Dr. David Livingstone, is one of the best-known missionaries of the 19th century. As a missionary to Africa his work was that of a pioneer, blazing the way, for others to follow. Though he was a thousand miles from the frontiers of civilization, and the darkness and loneliness were indeed depressing; the zeal to keep going forward and open up paths for the Gospel, throbbed in the missionary’s heart.  Nothing would stop him.  Sometimes the journey was so difficult, that Dr. Livingstone with his men tramped through swamps till “with hands all raw and bloody,” and trousers torn, they emerged from the jungle.  

In November, 1853, he embarked on a great journey, to blaze a path through the heart of the jungle to the sea. From Linyanti, on the Zambesi, he spent seven months of untold hardship, until he reached St. Paul de Loanda, on the west coast. Twenty-seven men accompanied him on this journey. Dr. Livingstone was greatly reduced by fever, from which he suffered thirty-one attacks on this journey. Sometimes so difficult was the way that even the men travelling with him, became disheartened, and wanted to return home. However God continually intervened and guided them, until finally on May 31, 1854, they broke through the jungle and arrived their destination, at Loanda. The mighty task had been accomplished; a trail had been blazed through the impenetrable jungle. From then on the path Dr. Livingstone had blazed would be run by thousands of other feet to bring the Gospel and civilization to the African interiors. When the news of his  great accomplishment reached England, the Royal Geographical Society voted Livingstone a gold medal — their highest honor. Yet despite these accomplishment, Dr. Livingstone never rested on his oars, but kept pressing forward on his assignment to spread the Gospel. He is quoted to have said “”Death alone will put a stop to my efforts! Nothing earthly will make me give up my work in despair.  I encourage myself in the Lord, my God, and go forward”  He kept pressing forward until April 30, 1873 when he died while praying on his knees by his bed at Chitambo in present day Northern Zambia. According to Dr. David’s wishes, his heart was buried under a tree in Africa, and his body sent home to be buried in England.

In Acts 20:24 Paul said ‘But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God’.
Obstacles or resistance to our progress should never discourage us. Regardless of what comes your way, you must press forward in your assignment. Do not let your situation or circumstances limit or stop you. 

Whenever you are faced with a challenge, trust God and know that it is only a phase. It too shall pass. Every problem, they say, has an expiry date. Life is in times and seasons. This is why no matter what comes your way, you must keep going forward. Nothing should hinder or stop your forward movement. Obstacles are part of the road map on the path of destiny. 

If you want to live your life with your potential maximized to the fullest, you must press on in your assignment. Even if everything seems to be rising up against you, keep going forward. Always remember, that your destiny is greater than your disaster. And never forget that when God sends you, He goes with you. Therefore you are never alone.   

God said in Isaiah 43:2 ‘I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:’

God is your way maker. He will go ahead of you to destroy the barriers to your progress. The work God began in you He will finish. What God started in you He will complete!

The truth is, your Greatest Days Are Ahead. The path of the just shines brighter and brighter unto the perfect day. Therefore there is a brighter future ahead for you. Indeed there are greater things awaiting you. You have not reached your full potential yet. To fulfill destiny we must despise present challenges and keep our eyes on Jesus. 

Hebrews 12:2 Says “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

There is a joy set before you. There is light at the end of the tunnel, there is victory ahead. Therefore never give up. Keep pressing forward until you arrive at your preordained place of victory.  

PRAYER: Father please enable me to keep going forward despite any challenge I may face. Help me to always see that You are with me and indeed You can do exceedingly abundantly above all I could ever ask or imagine in Jesus Name. 
QUOTE : 

For you to enjoy victory in the Kingdom of God, you need to develop a Kingdom mindset, that thinks in line with the Word of God.  – WORDBITE 222. 

 [ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK TRIUMPH OF LIGHT OVER DARKNESS