And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and earth” - Mat 28:18 (NIV).
A friend of mine had one of those birds that enjoyed making a home in her beautiful compound. This bird is sort of honorary; she won’t have anything short of a castle, where she gathers all amount of dirt and parades all in glory.
Tired of all the dirt, one day my friend asked her shamba boy climb up to cut down the tree branches. “No!” The young shamba boy refused. He would not dare do such a thing. Curious my friend asked, why!
“My mother told me that if you hurt that bird nasty things will follow you!”
At that point my friend remembered that she was a believer in Christ and no longer a captive of old traditions. So, she got hold of the panga, telling the young man that her faith in Christ was beyond those worries, struggled up the tree and cut down the branches. The young man stood watching amazed.
Later, after realizing nothing bad had happened to his master, in the days that followed the young man, like her, started cutting down the remaining branches. He had been converted over by one person who had put her faith in Christ.
Prayer for Today: Lord Father in heaven, today I pray that I may never doubt the faith and power I have in you as a believer in Christ.
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02/05/2024 - 03/05/2024 All day“That is why for Christ’s sake I delight in weakness, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when am weak, then I am strong” (2 Cor 12:10)
We all crave to be blessed in life. But was there a believer who was so blessed beyond any circumstances without experiencing some sort of discomfort, in one way or another! A person may apparently be blessed in every single way yet have one troubling matter that constantly drives him down to his knees.
The one mightily blessed with riches may have a family situation that leaves him ever on edge. Someone who seems to be at the height of his profession may be living with an ailment that keeps him ever on tentacles. The one blessed with abundant health might from time to time be dealing with financial woes.
Why do such troubling situations plague even believers? One explanation could be found in the Apostle Paul’s life. Called into ministry and endowed with many gifts, including amazing revelations from above, yet he had a matter that constantly drove him on his knees. “Therefore in order to keep me from being conceited, I was given a thorn in the flesh, a messenger from Satan, to torment me” (2 Cor 12: 7).
Paul would often cry out to God to free him of this particularly troubling matter. But the Lord came back with, “My grace is sufficient for you. For my power is made perfect in your weakness” (2 Cor 12: 9).
The comfort of this lesson is that God is completely aware of whatever might be ever troubling us. Moreover, it could be purposely there, that we constantly place our faith in Him, other than relying on our strength and resources, especially as He blesses us in other uplifting ways.
Prayer for today: Lord Father in heaven, today I pray that whatever matter is constantly troubling me, I know it is for a purpose and you are in total control, to bless me even more, this I pray in Jesus’ name.
