Joshua 1:9 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

DAILY READING; Acts 18; Judges 9; Job 38

Henri Dunant was a 19th century Swiss banker and business man. He was also a committed Protestant Christian, whose faith played a prominent role in his life and led him to engage in charitable activities.
In the summer of 1859, he was sent by the Swiss government to meet the French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, to work on a business deal. But when he arrived Italy, he was informed that Napoleon was off fighting a war against the Austrians in Solferino, Italy.
So Henri headed to the battlefront. He got there just in time to see the thundering charge of Napoleon’s troops. Dunant had never before witnessed the ghastly carnage of war and he watched in horror as cannonballs tore through human flesh, and acres of land became heaped with maimed and dying men.
At the end of the battle, nearly 40,000 wounded men begged for help on the battlefield. Henry Dunant was so devastated that he forgot his meeting with Napoleon and remained at the battle front for weeks helping doctors tend to the wounded.
Realizing that thousands of lives would be lost within the following days due to a lack of medical aid, Dunant helped to organize arrival of more doctors and hundreds of women who worked as nurses, cooks, and laundresses to help the wounded.
Dunant tirelessly organized supplies, and wrote letters to military headquarters, as well as to personal friends, asking them to send clothes, bandages and medication.
The bloody battle he witnessed inspired Dunant to publish a book in 1862, asking for the creation of an international organization to care for those wounded in war. This eventually led to his founding of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, which today is the world’s largest humanitarian network.

Henri Durant was just a banker, but his willingness to go beyond the line of duty and help others opened a door for him into history s Hall of Fame.
Doors of opportunity in life don’t always appear in the way that we believe or hope they will.
Seeing the carnage of war was unappealing, frightening and repulsive, but Durant’s desire to obey God and help humanity, overrode his personal feelings.
Similarly, when opportunity is knocking at your door, it might seem frightening at first; but when we are dependent upon God, He will give us the courage to go through it.
When God was opening the door before Joshua to lead Israel into the promised land, He said in Joshua 1:9 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
When we can recognize the door of opportunity that God has opened before us and step into it, He will help us achieve incredible results.
This year, we should pray that God would help us recognize when and where He has opened doors of opportunity before us.
It may be something that will take you out of your comfort zone and greatly stretch your capacity. But when you have ascertained through prayer that it is the Lord’s Will, be bold and courageous to step out. When the Lord is the One opening the door, He will go ahead of you to break the gates of brass and cut the bars of iron asunder. As you walk by faith, you will be ushered into higher levels of destiny and experience blessings beyond what you could have ever imagined.

PRAYER: Father, I am grateful for this brand New Year and the great opportunities You have set before me. Please enable me to be spiritually sensitive so as to experience a full manifestation of the great things You have in store for me in Jesus’ Name.
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To enjoy divine opportunities you must be willing to take the risk of faith.. WORDBITE 222

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