MEMORISE:
Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. Job
8:7.
READ:
ZECHARIAH 4:8-10
8 Moreover
the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid
the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt
know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. 10 For who hath despised the
day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the
hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run
to and fro through the whole earth.
MESSAGE
The
beginning of a thing is very important because it serves as the foundation upon
which everything else stands. The way you begin a thing can determine the
speed, attitude and the degree of success or failure you will experience in it.
I have good news for you: with Jesus on your side, you can always have a new
beginning, even in a hopeless situation. There is no hopeless situation with
God. He is the power behind and the source of everything you want to achieve in
life (Colossians 1:17). In any situation where you may have lost hope or
experienced failure, with the involvement of Jesus, you can have a new
beginning. Peter was already washing his net to pack up and go when Jesus came
into the picture (Luke 5:2-6). Humanly speaking Peter had done all that was
expected. He got to the river very early in the morning, had the right tools to
work with and went with the right team, yet he had no result until the Alpha
and Omega stepped in. Jesus will step into every area of your toiling in Jesus’
Name.
One challenges
most believers face is the inability to reconcile God’s timing with theirs. We
find it difficult to link our present to our future. One thing we need to know
is that God specialises in calling those things that be not as if they were.
God can call you a manager when you are presently serving as a messenger. He
can call you a billionaire while you don’t even know where your next meal will
come from. Do you know that the problem with many Christians is that of
unbelief and fear of what God is calling them into? Many have remained on the
same spot for so long because they are afraid to launch out. Many have wasted
great opportunities because they don’t want to leave their comfort zone. Many
great doors have been shut because those to whom they were opened did not have
enough courage to step in. Because you have done all you can and nothing
changed is not enough reason to give up. All you need is to call upon the Alpha
which is Jesus. He will give you a brand new beginning and He will guide you
until your small beginning becomes very great. You must never despise the days
of your small beginnings. There can never be glory without a story. You must
cultivate the habit of always praising God for every phase of your life. Some
people are so preoccupied with what God is doing in other people’s lives that
they have refused to celebrate the faithfulness of God in their own small
beginning. Never despise that business that is starting small. Never despise
that position that looks inconsequential. Never despite that location that
looks unpromising. Never despite that marriage that is starting small. That
level you are on now is not your destination; you are on a mission and you can
never be through until the whole world has seen the glory of God in your life.
ACTION POINT:
Thank God for the current phase for your life, and ask him for a new beginning
wherever you have experience failure.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: EZEKIEL 24:15-26:21 and REVELATION 9:20-10:11.
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