Isaiah 48:17 ‘I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.’

DAILY READING ; Romans 4; 1 Samuel 13; Psalm 58

Billy Graham was one of the most significant Christian leaders of the 20th century. During his life, he proclaimed the gospel to more persons than any other preacher in history, with nearly 3 million people responding to his invitation to accept Jesus. However when he initially started his evangelistic campaigns in 1946, he almost gave up on being a revivalist because of some of the challenges he had faced.

At that time he was 30-years-old and after it seemed some of the revival meetings he initially held were unsuccessful, he almost gave up. But just before the decision to quit, he decided to go on a spiritual retreat at Forest Home in the San Bernardino Mountains for a time of prayer and contemplation – seeking God’s direction for his life.

It was during this period of seeking divine direction, that he received word from The Lord not to quit the ministry he was doing. And shortly after coming out of the spiritual retreat, he was contacted by some Christian businessmen in Los Angeles, to hold a revival in their city. It was initially planned to be a three-week revival starting in late September 1949, but when the crusade started, it was so successful that it extended for a total period of eight weeks, all the way into November. During this crusade, some famous celebrities from Hollywood began to attend and got saved, as a result the media began to report about the crusade. And suddenly Billy Graham was on the front page of newspapers across the country overnight. This soon made him famous and he became a household name. The Los Angeles crusade was indeed a turning point in his life and ministry.  In his autobiography he called the chapter about the Los Angeles crusade ‘watershed.’” And from Los Angeles, Billy Graham began to preach in packed stadiums in major cities around the world.

In Isaiah 48:17 God  says ‘I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.’

We need divine guidance in order to profit in life and ministry. Especially to successfully win souls and make impact in God’s kingdom, we must constantly hear from Heaven. Jesus Himself set the pattern of victory for us during  His earthly ministry,  by  often spending time in fellowship with The Father, to hear and heed His instructions.

We can’t make it in life without God’s help and direction. It is by the grace God releases to us that we are propelled to our colourful and glorious destiny. But to connect to God’s grace, seeking God’s will must constantly be our priority. No matter how gifted a man is, he will always have to make a call at every crossroad.

When you hear from heaven before you act on earth, every barrier will be turned into a testimony.

Men may exclaim and wonder at you when you finally come into the limelight, but then, they didn’t see the hidden places of preparation where you desperately sought God’s face. A hidden season of spiritual establishment and preparation is crucial to our outward manifestation because things are first established spiritually before they manifest physically.

God has great things in store for us in this season, but we must be willing to press in to where they are. There are mighty manifestations of power and glory, ordained for us, but we must be willing to pay the price of seeking God’s face, to see the glory manifest.

Sometimes what we may see as challenges could rather be the fuel or catalyst that God has ordained to propel us to our next level. Therefore when we face challenges, instead of becoming discouraged or giving up, we must rather take time to seek God’s will and guidance. And when we find it, there shall be a reward and our expectation shall not be cut off in Jesus Name.

PRAYER: Father Please grant me the grace to always seek Your face to know Your will for me. Thank You also for granting me the needed strength to keep pressing forward despite the challenges, until I attain the fullness of the destiny You have ordained for me in Jesus name.

Quote : To get into the next level of your life, God will always give a specific instruction. – WORDBITE 222.