Zechariah 4:6  
“This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts’”

DAILY READING – Mark 11:15-33; 1 Kings 2; Hosea 5:5-15
In 2011, Brian Dickinson made a descent from mount Everest that was totally amazing and astounding. He was 29,035 feet up on the mountain, when he became blinded by snow. Unable to see his way, and low on oxygen, he miraculously survived a climb, all alone, from the top of the world’s highest summit.  

His story is recorded in his best selling book, ‘blind descent’ which has been made into a movie.  

In 2011, Brian began a climb to the top of mount Everest. He was roughly 1,000 feet from reaching the summit, when his guide became ill, and had to turn back. Brian was left with a difficult decision: should he continue to push alone for the summit, or head back down the mountain? After carefully weighing the options, Brian decided to continue toward the summit—alone. Despite numerous hiccups in his journey, including broken goggles, four hours later, Brian summited the highest peak in the world. On reaching the peak of Mount Everest, Brian said he was overwhelmed by the presence of God and filled with peace. After taking a few pictures, Brian radioed his team to let them know he had summited safely. Then he got ready to begin his descent back. And that was when disaster struck.  As he began to descend the mountain, his broken goggles failed to protect him from the sun’s reflection off the ice. This caused his vision to become blurry, his eyes started to burn, and within seconds, he was rendered almost completely blind. All alone at 29,035 feet, low on oxygen, and stricken with snow blindness, Brian was forced to inch his way back down the mountain relying only on his faith in God.  Brian says “I told God I couldn’t do this alone, that I surrendered my heart and my life to Him. Suddenly, I felt a surge of energy lift me to my feet and I knew God was right there with me.” 

Hand over hand, he made his way down, blind and alone. What should have taken 3 hours to reach the camp, ended up taking him 7 hours. At a point, he suffered a major fall and eventually ran out of supplemental oxygen. But through determined faith and focus he survived.

In his book, Brian states “I shouldn’t be alive, but through God’s grace, I survived the impossible.’

Indeed, Brian survived only because of God’s mercy.  Unable to use his eyes, he had to walk solely by faith, trusting God with every step he took.   

Similarly in life’s journey we are called to walk by faith, not by sight. Walking by faith, means total dependence upon God to guide us . It means trusting Him with our lives and believing He will lead us aright. They that trust in God never rust in life. 

A statement of confident dependence on God is found in 2 Timothy 1:12, “For I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” We have to come to the absolute certainty that God will take care of our lives committed to Him.  

It can be easy to fret and worry  over problems, but we have to trust that God is indeed in control of our lives. He is watching over every step we take. 2 Chronicles 16:9 says that His eyes are searching to and fro over the earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those that trust in Him. 

God is our Helper, without Him, we can do nothing. He is our Source, without Him our purpose can never be fulfilled. In Genesis 1, in the beginning Life had no meaning, everything was void, dark and in confusion, but as soon as God stepped in, heaven and earth began, everything was formed. In the same way God is the one that gives meaning to our lives. Our lives remain void until God steps in. Without Him we can do nothing.

We can never make it on our own.

We need to trust in His guidance. We need to learn to walk by faith, and not by what our senses are telling us. It may mean putting one step down after the other, not knowing where next to go, but when God is leading us, we will never fail. Just as Brian made that amazing blind descent from mount Everest, we can be sure that God will guide us safely to our destination.  

God wants us to depend on Him to do the impossible in our lives. We are not to make calculations on the standard of our own strength. 

Zechariah 4:6  “This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts’”

With God nothing shall be impossible. Instead of considering your circumstances today, why don’t you consider your God? Yes, you may have so many desires and expectations you want to see fulfilled, but trust God to do what He has said He will do in your life. Know that He is always working behind the scenes, to ensure the fulfillment of His promise. . When thoughts come saying, “It’s too late. It’s impossible,” learn to ignore them. Learn to turn to The Word of God and believe only God’s report. When men say there is a casting down, believe God that there is indeed a lifting up. 

Every good and perfect gift comes from God. Whatever we have or are, we owe it all to God. Our times are in His hands. Our next breath depends on Him. And that is why with that breath we are commanded to praise Him. Because He is worthy. And even now, He is working out everything for our good. 

PRAYER: Lord,. Please help me to always trust in Your guidance,  as I go through the journey of life. Enable me to always walk by faith and not by sight, knowing that indeed You are  leading me  to my high places in life,  in Jesus Name. 

    
QUOTE 
It is only when you can see God in the light of who He truly is that you can begin to walk in the overflow of His blessings. – WORDBITE 222. 
[ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK ESTABLISHED IN THE WORD OF GOD]