Where there is no vision, the people perish, but he that keeps the law happy is he.
DAILY READING – Matthew 14:1-21; Leviticus 20-21; Proverbs 30
No one succeeds by accident, men who succeed already see their success before it comes to pass. And this is what gives them the confidence to keep moving. Despite failures and oppositions, they know beyond doubt that at the end of the rainbow lies a pot of gold. Indeed you must see beyond the ordinary, before you can do the extraordinary.
Florence Nightingale is viewed as a heroine the world over today. But that is so because she obeyed the call she heard from God when she was only 17 years old. At a time when girls were debuting into the society, marrying and starting families Florence shocked her parents by making the unthinkable request of wanting to become a nurse. At that time nursing was not considered a respectable profession because nurses were often drunk and conditions in hospitals were dreadful. Nursing was considered a disreputable occupation performed by women who were alcoholics and prostitutes. . Her family tried to talk Florence out of it, but she was determined to sacrifice herself because of the call, she was sure she heard from God.
And through obeying the call she heard from The Lord, she went on to become a historical icon and is regarded as a heroine today. Though she faced a lot of oppositions initially but because of her deep conviction of her call, she was able to prevail and achieve success in the end. It is the conviction of being in the will of God that gives men the power to forge though oppositions and achieve vision.
As part of his famous speech Rev. Martin Luther king said ‘we got difficult days ahead but it doesn’t really matter now, because I have been to the mountain top, I just want to do God’s will’. Getting to the mountain top, getting to know God’s will gave him the stamina to forge ahead. Men go to the mountain top to get a view of the promised land. You must see it before you can march into it. And you can’t see it until you seek God. Only God can show you what lies ahead and when He shows it to you, it is as good as done. This is the secret of men who succeed, they seek God to see it before they walk into it. And when they see it, it gives them the confidence to move against any opposition, knowing God is backing them.
Life is a battle, there is an enemy that doesn’t want you to succeed, he is battling viciously against your progress, he is marking your every step trying to get you to stumble, therefore you can’t afford to keep moving about in life blindly without knowing where you are going. Jesus said ‘if a man walks in the night he stumbles, because he knows not where he is going’. To walk successfully, you need light, you need revelation, you need vision. You can’t keep living your life by guesswork or by your human calculations. You need divine illumination to get ahead. One word from God can change everything for you. You need to hear from God for yourself. And we hear God through His Word. Take time to sit down with The Word and hear what He has to say concerning your situation. When you can hear God on any issue, then it is as good as done.
PRAYER Lord help me to hear You Clearly concerning the assignment you have for me, no more guess work, I desire to receive your precise instructions, please grant me that grace in Jesus Name. .
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The tests you are going through in life today is not for your destruction, it is for your testimony. – WORDBITE 222.