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Isaiah 41:13-14 “’For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Do not be afraid, for I myself will help you,’ declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.” ~

DAILY READING; Luke 12:32-59; Genesis 22; Psalm 15

Maria Woodworth–Etter was a painfully timid, uneducated woman, isolated much of the time, sickly and poor. After her conversion at thirteen years of age, Maria had heard the voice of Jesus calling her to go into evangelistic work, but was too afraid and did not respond to the call.
Maria got married and had six children, but then her health began to seriously fail and she was confined mostly to a sick bed. In this period, the health of her children also began to fail, and they began to die gradually.
Heartbroken and close to death herself, Maria began to have vision of Heaven. She felt God was again calling her to the work of the ministry, but still wrestled with answering. Part of her wanted to die and go to be with her children who had passed on. However, she promised the Lord that if He would restore her health and prepare her for the work, she would endeavor to accomplish it. From that moment, immediately, her health began to recover.
The Lord then gave her a very sobering vision, where she saw the bottomless pit, open in all its horror and woe. There was weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth as a great multitude of people who seemed unconscious of their danger; tumbled into that awful place.
This vision deeply impressed upon Maria the responsibility of her calling. She then asked the Lord to anoint her for service. In answer to this prayer, she was baptized with the Holy Ghost and power.
From the moment, Maria stepped out into ministry by holding a small meeting, miracles, signs and wonders followed her. Her fame quickly spread and her ministry rapidly grew. By finally agreeing to answer God’s call, Maria Woodworth-Etter achieved unprecedented success and came to be known as ‘Grandmother of the Pentecostal Movement.’

Almost every man or woman used by God to do incredible things started off with either trepidation or doubt. We saw several instances of this in the Bible in the lives of Moses, Jonah, Gideon etc.
Oftentimes, the enemy uses fear to try to convince us to either postpone the call or act as if we did not hear it.
But if we delay in obeying God’s will, we only keep ourselves from God’s best and give room to the enemy to create havoc.
We must not delay in answering God’s call because every day, souls are going to hellfire, destinies are being destroyed, the whole creation is groaning and travailing in pain together as they await the manifestation of the sons of God.
It is God’s plan to use us mightily to manifest His power, to destroy the forces of wickedness and bring deliverance and liberty to mankind.
But oftentimes believers are hindered from answering God’s call due to feeling unqualified or lacking what it takes to fulfill it. The truth is that God will never call you to do anything that He has not already equipped you to do. And He is able to supply whatever you need to enable you fulfill the mission. In His plan, grace, favor, supernatural opportunities and divine connections are all lined up to help us arrive at our preordained place.
This is why we should not be afraid or feel unqualified when we sense God’s call because He is able to help us.
In Isaiah 41:13-14, God says “’For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.’

A strong relationship with God, guarantees us His help and gives us the courage to do what we would never do on our own. And we build such a strong relationship through a lifestyle of diligent study of the Word, fasting, fervent prayers, worship and fellowship with the Spirit.
In these last days, each of us must take our place in God’s mighty army. There is a great work ahead of us. Therefore we cannot continue to delay or pursue things of no eternal value. We must remember that one day we will be called to give account of our lives.
Let us therefore diligently continue to press forward towards the mark of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Certainly, God’s divine help is able to see us through every stage and phase of the vision.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to make following Your will my greatest priority. I receive the grace to constantly feed on Your Word, and maintain a prayerful lifestyle, so that I can fulfill Your mission for my life in Jesus Name
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There is something that God has placed within you that the world is eagerly awaiting to see. WORDBITE 222