July 11, 2020 CAC Living Water Devotional :- THE BEAUTY OF HUMBLE BEGINNING
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CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH
THE LIVING WATER {July ~ Dec., 2020}
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Saturday, July 11, 2020
TOPIC: THE BEAUTY OF HUMBLE BEGINNING
Read Proverbs 6:6-11 [6]Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:[7]Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,[8]Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.[9]How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?[10]Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:[11]So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
MEMORISE: Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would increase abundantly (Job 8:7)
EXPOSITION
Big things don't start in a big way. They grow from the scratch to become big. All the tall buildings in the world today don't sprout in one day as tall buildings. The builders understood the fact that you take one step at a time. So, clearing of the site on where the architectural design would be erected is very important and it has to be diligently studied (feasibility) to see the suitability of the location for the structure. Do you carefully handle your life like that? The ants do. They plan their lives, despite being one of the smallest creatures. Their smallness is never a limitation, or incapacitation. They have built large ant-hills that even creatures far bigger than they, use their hill as their shelter and hide out from other predators.
Growth, according to God's principles and practice, involves starting small, having a predetermined goal, being passionate and principled, dealing with inevitable challenges as they come, getting the right people and refusing to quit. Can you imagine that God started with just Adam and Eve? What is the population of the world, now? Remember that today is the World Population Day. Follow God's principles and become great.
Ants start to build small; they practise the principle of starting small and growing big. This is the ants' principle, "start small, think big, and grow big." They start small and pursue greatness. You can also apply the same principle: start with what you have, be focused and build on it. Sooner than you thought, you will grow big. The God who commits the assignment into your hand does not expect you to start big. He doesn't expect you to start climbing from the top of the tree. God allowed David to gather items for the temple construction. Yet, he did not allow him to build. And Solomon, his son, did not finish the work, until after seven years. The beauty of humble beginning is that, it shows God as the Multiplier. Our God is the God of expansion, multiplication and increase. You need all these to fulfil God's purpose in your life.
PRAYER POINTS
1. I refuse to despise the days of humble beginning in my life. Help me to embrace the preparation I need to grow into Your real stature for me.
2. O Lord, help our youth to learn to grow through the thick and thin of life, rather than trying to get rich quick.
3. Lord, help our nation to overcome every anti-progress and anti-development spirit that keeps it among the underdeveloped nations.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Ezra 7 - 9; Titus 3
Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH
THE LIVING WATER {July ~ Dec., 2020}
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Saturday, July 11, 2020
TOPIC: THE BEAUTY OF HUMBLE BEGINNING
Read Proverbs 6:6-11 [6]Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:[7]Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,[8]Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.[9]How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?[10]Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:[11]So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
MEMORISE: Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would increase abundantly (Job 8:7)
EXPOSITION
Big things don't start in a big way. They grow from the scratch to become big. All the tall buildings in the world today don't sprout in one day as tall buildings. The builders understood the fact that you take one step at a time. So, clearing of the site on where the architectural design would be erected is very important and it has to be diligently studied (feasibility) to see the suitability of the location for the structure. Do you carefully handle your life like that? The ants do. They plan their lives, despite being one of the smallest creatures. Their smallness is never a limitation, or incapacitation. They have built large ant-hills that even creatures far bigger than they, use their hill as their shelter and hide out from other predators.
Growth, according to God's principles and practice, involves starting small, having a predetermined goal, being passionate and principled, dealing with inevitable challenges as they come, getting the right people and refusing to quit. Can you imagine that God started with just Adam and Eve? What is the population of the world, now? Remember that today is the World Population Day. Follow God's principles and become great.
Ants start to build small; they practise the principle of starting small and growing big. This is the ants' principle, "start small, think big, and grow big." They start small and pursue greatness. You can also apply the same principle: start with what you have, be focused and build on it. Sooner than you thought, you will grow big. The God who commits the assignment into your hand does not expect you to start big. He doesn't expect you to start climbing from the top of the tree. God allowed David to gather items for the temple construction. Yet, he did not allow him to build. And Solomon, his son, did not finish the work, until after seven years. The beauty of humble beginning is that, it shows God as the Multiplier. Our God is the God of expansion, multiplication and increase. You need all these to fulfil God's purpose in your life.
PRAYER POINTS
1. I refuse to despise the days of humble beginning in my life. Help me to embrace the preparation I need to grow into Your real stature for me.
2. O Lord, help our youth to learn to grow through the thick and thin of life, rather than trying to get rich quick.
3. Lord, help our nation to overcome every anti-progress and anti-development spirit that keeps it among the underdeveloped nations.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Ezra 7 - 9; Titus 3
Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!
July 11, 2020 CAC Living Water Devotional :- THE BEAUTY OF HUMBLE BEGINNING
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