Isaiah 45:2 ” I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron.
DAILY REAIDNG; • Luke 4:31-44; Ezekiel 46-47; Isaiah 65
Traditionally, basketball is a game for tall people, with some of the players towering at staggering heights of 7-foot-7 and weights bordering on 300+ pounds. A game of such intimidating body statistics should have deterred an average height, underweight youngster named Stephen Curry from wanting to pursue a career in basketball. In the history of the NBA stars, Stephen Curry has the lightest weight and is one of the smallest in height. However, through faith in God and hard work, he broke NBA records and has today, become one the greatest players in the history of the sport.
In his early years in the game, many people counted Stephen out. When he first began to play in the NBA, teams questioned his ability to play on the big-stage due to his lack of “NBA size and strength.”
To worsen matters, between 2011 and 2013, he battled recurring ankle injuries and underwent surgery, leaving many to wonder if he had the physical durability to play at the professional level. But despite the setbacks, as a devoted Christian, he relied on God’s strength to see him through. Since he didn’t have the great height or weight of the other players, Stephen began to build his own game primarily on his skills. He developed great skills at shooting, dribbling, passing and teamwork. He turned his relatively average height into an added advantage and built himself to become one of the strongest players in their team.
By 2015, people’s doubt about Stephen Curry began to transform into awe as he led his team ‘the Golden State Warriors’ to win NBA championships and he became the Most Valuable Player [MVP] in the 2014-15 season and in the 2015-2016 season. He broke NBA’s history by becoming the first NBA player elected as the MVP by a unanimous vote and today he is considered one of the greatest stars ever to play in the NBA.
Though the chips were stacked against Stephen Curry, through faith in God, he was able to break through the barriers and limitations. He overcame all the adversity thrown at him and beat the system, wildly surpassing anyone’s expectations of what he would be.
The truth is that when you are a child of God, your case will always be different. The limitations that stop others will not be able to hinder you. Through the power of God at work in you, where others fail, you will rise and excel.
When we put God first in our affairs, He goes before us, to break barriers and limitations and make a way even where there seems to be no way. Through His power, Insurmountable obstacle are crushed and crooked places made straight. .
In Isaiah 45:2 God says ” I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron.
Those obstacles that sometimes loom like mountains on our path cannot withstand the Presence of God when He goes before us. When God went before Israel on their journey to the promised land, the Bible says that the sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back. The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs. [Psalm 114.[
Indeed when God goes before you, stumbling blocks are turned to stepping stones and barriers are converted to blessings. The truth is that none of us can overcome insurmountable odds by our own strength, but when we engage the barrier -breaking, yoke destroying anointing of the Spirit, every opposition on our path becomes easily leveled.
However we must recognize that our victory over obstacles and our ability to rise above limitations is made possible through Christ’s Blood shed at Calvary for us. Indeed we must be grateful to God for the spotless blood of Jesus that has been freely made available to us. Indeed by His blood we have been redeemed to enjoy the blessings of grace and win in life’s race.
PRAYER: Father I thank You for granting me the grace to rise above barriers and limitations. Through the Power you have made available for me through the Blood, my victory over every challenge of life is indeed guaranteed in Jesus Name.
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Your heart needs to be filled with The Word of God to the point of overflow. – WORDBITE 222.