“They that
go down to the sea to do business in deep waters will see the wonders of God.”
(Ps 107:23) I love to go deep sea fishing. When
I fish in the Florida lakes, I pretty much know that I’m limited to fish that
don’t require a large rod and reel. But when I go to the ocean, I’m excited,
knowing that there’s no telling how big a fish I might pull out of the
sea that day.
Why would
any of us expect anything less than God’s Biggest and Best for our lives? You say, “Danny, “You don’t know about
my setbacks, my disappointments, mistakes and my fears.”
But have you ever realized just how Big and how Much the Heavenly
Father loves you. He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die on a cross for your sins
so you could have the Biggest and the Best creative plan for your life.
God is Bigger than your Setbacks. I read
about a police officer who was responding to a 911 call, Eder Loor, 28 was stabbed in the face, neck, and the brain. The New York Times reported
that the knife’s three–inch blade was just one millimeter from what controls
his motor functions, vision, the nerve that gives sensation to the face and a
major artery. Hell made an attempt to stop his destiny, but God was bigger than
all those weapons against him. God is big enough to bring you into your destiny
in spite of hell’s plots.
When Jesus
was in Capernaum, four tenacious men decided to get their paralyzed friend to
Jesus. When they got close, these friends ran into a major setback. The crowd
was so large that the house was full. Not giving up, they chose to climb up and take the roof off to get to Jesus.
Good thing they did, because Jesus saw their faith and the man walked out on
his own two feet. The crowd said, “We've never seen anything like this
before." (Mark 2:12)
God is Bigger than your Disappointments. Tell me who hasn’t experienced their own share of disappointments. But that’s not a
reason to doubt and disbelieve that God doesn’t have a greater plan than your
situation. God entrusts ordinary people with extraordinary tasks so that He
might demonstrate His power through us. Does the task fit you perfectly? Cast
it aside for a better challenge. God always calls us to something greater than
ourselves. Allow God to turn your disappointments into divine appointments.
God is Bigger than your Mistakes, You say, “Well Danny, God couldn’t use me, I
have made too many blunders;” Hmmm, “Then how did God use Abram who got ahead
of God and took Hagar to have Ishmael instead of God’s planned son Isaac? He later became the
father of a great nation, Israel. How did God use Moses who got impatient and
murdered an Egyptian solider instead of
waiting for God’s timing? Later God used him to see Israel delivered out of
Egypt.
God is Bigger than
your Fears. I heard a story about a man named Nick. He was a big, strong and tough
man. He worked at the railroad yards for many years. But Nick was a chronic
worrier. He was always fearing the worst
might happen. One summer day, the crew was told that they could leave an
hour early. Nick was out working in one of the refrigerated boxcars when
somehow he accidentally got locked inside. He didn't have a cell phone and everybody was gone. When he realized
he was trapped in that car, he began to
panic. He started screaming at the top of his lungs. He guessed that the
temperature was well below freezing. He thought, "If I don't get out of
here, I could freeze to death. The more he thought about it, the colder he got. Shivering almost uncontrollably,
he found a piece of cardboard in that boxcar. He wrote a note that said,
"So cold. Body getting numb. These
may be my last words." The temperature in that car where he froze to death was 61 degrees. Nick froze to
death because he was convinced in his
thinking that he was in a freezing car. The thing he feared came upon him.
Choose today to see God’s Best and Biggest PLANS for your life. He will not
fail you. “PRESS ON.”
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