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Ephesians 3:20 ‘Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,’

DAILY READING – • Luke 10:1-20; Genesis 17; Psalm 10

One of the greatest revivals in history known as the ‘third great awakening,’ had an interesting beginning.
Exactly at 12 noon on September 23, 1857, a former businessman named Jeremiah Lanphier entered into an empty room in an office building in New York City to start a prayer meeting. However no one else had turned up.
Though in the preceding weeks, he had gone around town to invite many people, he was alone at the meeting that afternoon. Instead of giving up, he decided to stay and pray all by himself. Eventually, before the end of the one hour prayers, six other people gradually showed up.
Despite this discouraging response to the first prayer meeting, Jeremiah Lanphier did not grow weary in his decision to obey God. Rather he went into more prayer to draw greater strength from the Lord.
At that time in America, many people had little interest in things of God. This was during the time of the Californian gold rush when many people’s fortunes were booming.
Though Lanphier was only an ordinary Church member who was not ordained into any ministerial office, he knew that men needed God and so was moved to begin the prayer meetings.
In the second and third prayer meetings that he held, few more people attended. However the week after that, on October 14th 1857, came the staggering news of the worst financial panic in American history. Banks closed, men lost their jobs and many people lost their fortunes.
With this economic crash, men began to earnestly seek God and attendance at Lanphier’s prayer meeting suddenly soared to crowds of more than 3,000 people.
Thus began one of the greatest revivals in world history. This revival soon spread all across the nation and all across the world and eventually ushered millions of people into God’s kingdom. This revival also resulted in the birth of many powerful ministries, including that of D.L Moody.

When that businessman started the noon prayers, he had no idea that God was planning a revival that would sweep across the world. But as he was faithful in the little, God entrusted him with much more.
Indeed God loves to use ordinary people who are willing to trust Him, and take steps of faith.
Sometimes God presents opportunities that look ordinary, but embedded within them are the great purpose He has for our lives. Those acts of obedience that seem insignificant could actually be leading to an encounter with God that will change everything.
God has a purpose for every assignment He calls us to. And though you may not see it initially, when you’re diligent in handling the little things, God can increase and multiply it in ways and means you never could have imagined. If He used a layman to start the third great awakening, certainly, God can greatly use anyone who yields to Him.
If we’re going to accomplish the things that God wants for us, we have to learn to be faithful in the little things. We have to learn to be faithful in our personal spiritual preparations of study of the Word, prayers and fellowship with the Spirit.
Today, you may look ordinary, but there is gold in you that God will bring it out of you if you will trust Him.
In these last days, God is raising up an army to display His power and usher in a great end-time revival on earth. Many of us are being targeted by God for this next great move. And as we remain faithful in the little, God will entrust us with greater things and certainly, do exceedingly, abundantly above all we could ever ask, think or imagine.

PRAYER; Lord please help me to be obedient to Your Word and follow Your every instructions. I know that indeed You have great things in store for me and You will exceed all my expectations in this season in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
When you make God your priority, God automatically makes you priority in His own plan. – WORDBITE 222.