WEEKLY MESSAGE
SUN, 22/02/26 - SAT, 28/02/26
ON THE MESSAGE THIS WEEK: BE DECISIVE. AND SEE YOURSELF AS GOD SEES YOU
KEY VERSE: “WE... SAW GIANTS... WE FELT LIKE GRASSHOPPERS” (NUMBERS 13:33)
Ten of Israel’s twelve spies returned from the Promised Land saying, ‘We... saw giants... we felt like grasshoppers.’ The other two, Joshua and Caleb, saw the same giants but believed that with God’s help they could be conquered: ‘Let us go up at once and possess it... for we are well able’ (see v30). That’s the language of a winner!
Understand this: God has a plan for your life, but you’ll never fulfil it until you come into agreement with His Word. ‘But I have so many problems. How could God use someone like me?’ you ask. Paul said, ‘I don’t mean to say that I have already... reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me’ (see Philippians 3:12). When God uses imperfect people, it makes us realise that He alone is our source, our strength, our strategy, and the secret to our success.
The Bible says, ‘The foolish thing [that has its source in] God is wiser than men, and the weak thing [that springs] from God is stronger than men’ (see 1 Corinthians 1:25). You have a God-ordained destiny, and no excuse for not fulfilling it. You can’t use weakness as a defence, for God says, ‘My strength is made perfect in weakness’ (see 2 Corinthians 12:9). You can’t use your past as an excuse, for God says, ‘Old things are passed away... all things are become new’ (see 2 Corinthians 5:17). How God sees you isn’t the problem; it’s how you see yourself that keeps you from succeeding! Ask God to give you a new understanding of how He sees you: loved, righteous, blessed, and favoured!
And if you’re afraid to make a decision in case it’s wrong, read this Scripture: ‘If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally... and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways’ (see James 1:5-8).
President Reagan enjoyed telling the story of how he learned to make firm decisions. When he was a boy, his aunt sent him to a cobbler to have a new pair of shoes made for him. When the shoemaker asked, ‘Do you want a square toe or a round one?’ he hemmed and hawed, so the cobbler said, ‘Come back in a day or two and tell me what you want.’ Later the cobbler saw Reagan on the street and asked what he had decided about the shoes. ‘I haven’t made up my mind yet,’ he answered. ‘Very well,’ the cobbler said, ‘your shoes will be ready tomorrow.’
When Reagan got the shoes, one had a round toe and the other a square toe! Reagan said, ‘Looking at those shoes every day taught me a lesson. If you don’t make your own decisions, somebody else will make them for you.’ Worst case: if you get it wrong, you’ll learn what not to do next time. Bottom line: to succeed in life you must pray for wisdom, and then make a decision. That's the attitude of a winner.
We can do it, we will do it. Then do it.
Have a victorious week in Jesus' Name, Amen.
(Article/ extract from ucb,wordfortoday)
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Did you know: There are almost 20 different passages in the Bible where it is mentioned that we are God's people.
Ref: Jeremiah 32:38 / Ezekiel 14:11 / Zechariah 8:8 / 2 Corinthians 6:16 / Hebrews 8:10 / Ezekiel 11:20 / Ezekiel 37:23 / Jeremiah 7:23 / Jeremiah 31:33 / Ezekiel 37:27 / Jeremiah 31:1 / Revelation 21:3 / Exodus 6:7 / Leviticus 26:12 / Jeremiah 11:4 / Jeremiah 30:22 / Ezekiel 36:28.