ODB: Plod On!
July 25, 2020
READ: Judges 6:7–16
“Am I not sending you?” Judges 6:14
God loves to use people the world might overlook. William Carey was raised in a tiny village in the 1700s and had little formal education. He had limited success in his chosen trade and lived in poverty. But God gave him a passion for sharing the good news and called him to be a missionary. Carey learned Greek, Hebrew, and Latin and eventually translated the first New Testament into the Bengali language. Today he is regarded as a “father of modern missions,” but in a letter to his nephew he offered this humble assessment of his abilities: “I can plod. I can persevere.”
When God calls us to a task, He also gives us strength to accomplish it regardless of our limitations. In Judges 6:12 the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon and said, “The
The key to Gideon’s success was in the words, “the
— James Banks
What’s God calling you to do that you can’t do in your own strength? How can you rely on His power today?
Thank You for empowering me, my Savior and my strength! Please help me to follow You closely.
Source: Our Daily Bread