"Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.." - Zechariah 4:10 (NIV).
The Chinese have a famous saying, "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a step at a time"! When you look at it for anything of worth to mention there was that first move, the first brick laid down, the first lesson said, before what later seemed an almost impossible feat. When the American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the moon in 1969 behind that was not just a dream nurtured years back but also the first meeting to strategize.
Everything there is of life had to have that first humble step. For the almost 8 billion people on earth science clearly points to our origin to the first Adam, "Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being" (Genesis 2:7). Whenever one comes across any sizeable garden or kraal it has to be traced to one seed sown or a calf born!
Usually a challenge faced by many of us is when God gives us a dream we only think of the end. Because the end appears so spectacular sometimes we are discouraged on account, "how will I ever get there? It is too big!" We look at all we possess and the journey ahead and feel quite overwhelmed.
Yet, for everything of worth, it all starts with that first step. For every professor there was that first day in class. For every mansion there was the first brick laid down.
Today, therefore if God has given you a dream do not feel intimidated because of its breadth and power. Just go ahead and make the first step. As the Baganda say, "kamu kamu gwe muganda" loosely meaning a great forest starts with one tree!
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, for the great vision you have given me may I start with taking that first step of faith, which as you promised you will bless to grow and prosper to its full size, this I pray in Jesus's name.
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03/05/2024 - 04/05/2024 All day“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10)
Every now and then one could be gripped with fear because of certain events sweeping before one’s life journey. It could be the finances that are stretched and incomes are no longer certain. Perhaps it is one’s job under threat. Perhaps it is a dreaded health report card. There could be fear about outcome of a matter under judgment and what it might mean to one’s future.
Fear has been elsewhere described as “an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm.” Every life will experience fear at one point. Whenever we are faced with fear it is natural to look for something to grasp on. Sometimes we run for shelter wherever we can find. Perhaps we might seek out a friend for quiet confidence.
But there are those situations when there is no shelter in sight. There are also those cases where those we thought would understand our situation once we share our pain return only hurting and critical feedback. In such moments we might then turn and look within ourselves only to find the energy has all been sapped by this gnawing fear. We feel down and the urge to rise and move on all gone!
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand" (Isaiah 41:10) the word of God through prophet Isaiah assures us. But why? It is because the Lord has been there. He himself was faced with fear before his crucifixion but He looked to God.
Charles Spurgeon once wrote when faced with fear always remember, “Nothing is too hard for Him. He can find a way where there is no way. He can give us the idea that will make all the difference.” Psalm 91:2, says, “I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” So, when faced with fear, look to God to strengthen you. By looking to Him, the Lord will encourage and lift up your spirit, and make a way out of nowhere!
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, today I surrender to you any fear that is in me for I know by looking up to you, you will always make a way out of nowhere, this I pray in Jesus’ name!
