STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY
Eccl
10:15; 7:8; Prov 24:10; Isa 40:28-31; 1Kgs 19:4-8
It
is not just enough to embark on a journey, it is wise to embark on the right
journey in the right direction and getting to the destination strong. Jesus
said '♍Y̶̲̅ will is to do the will of Him that has sent me and to
FINISH His work'. (John 4:34). It is no more news that the journey of the year
2014 is another work that the Almighty God has given to us and we are under a
strong obligation to finish well and strong for better is the end of a thing
than the beginning thereof.
One
of the major need for us as we embark on this journey with the aim of finishing
well is STRENGTH. It is good to note that even though the joy of a new
beginning, the ecstasy of new dreams and visions and many motivational talks
and charges around might have generated a seeming fresh kind of enthusiasm
within us but the true test of strength is when it passes through trials and
challenges without quitting. Solomon the Wise said 'If you faint in the days of
adversity, thy strength is little.'
Strength
generated from without us (from motivational talks, circumstances, environments
etc) can only take us so far. There is a need for a reservoir of strength released
from above and generated from within to really win in this race of life. The
fools get confused early in the journey because they have their strength exhausted
early as they proceed. God told Joshua to be strong because HE knows that it
takes strength to fulfil divine purpose. If you must fulfil divine purpose in
2014, you must receive strength from the true source of God. The Psalmist
affirmed 'The Lord is the strength of ♍Y̶̲̅ life',
little wonder He finished well.
Prayers: ♍Y̶̲̅ Father, I
acknowledge You as the strength of ♍Y̶̲̅ life. Please grant
me Thy strength that I may the purpose for which You have enlisted me for the
journey of this new year. Amen!!
