Calvary Pointers Morning Showers 25 September 2023 Devotional by Reverend Ajisafe Opeyemi - Don’t Quit Too Soon
Don’t Quit Too Soon
Psalm 1:1,3 - "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That bringeth forth his fruit in his season; His leaf also shall not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."
It takes three things to make a diamond: time, pressure, and heat. Diamonds are made purely of carbon and formed about a hundred miles beneath the earth’s surface. High temperatures and extreme pressure cause carbon atoms to bond to each other. Over time, this structure locks into place and eventually grows large enough to produce a diamond.
Yes, Pressure, heat, and time!
What does this mean to you today? Your trials serve a purpose, so don’t run from them. Stay where you are. When you stay in your trial, you will learn more. You will grow more. You will do more. God is turning up the pressure and the heat so He can bring forth a diamond in you.
This reminds me of the story of the Prodigal Son. I do not know what this young man was thinking when he asked for his inheritance and left his father’s house. I’m sure that he had some friends who were saying, “Man, out there in the real world everyone is having fun—parties like you’ve never experienced. Come on!”
He bought into the lie that the grass was greener on the other side. But after leaving home, he lost everything. He ended up broke, started eating with the swine.
He finally woke up to the realization that everything he had ever wanted was already in his father’s house. This young man had lived on acres of diamonds, and he never should have left.
I have watched young people leave home because they think they can find more fun elsewhere. I have watched people leave their marriages because they think they can find someone better. I have watched people leave their churches because someone offended them.
These people go off searching—trying this and that—because the enemy has convinced them that what they are looking for is out there somewhere. But it’s not!
Psalm 119:18: Open thou mine eyes, That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
This is why the psalmist asked God to open his eyes. Wonderful things might be all around you, but if your eyes are closed, you cannot see them. God did not leave you without potential. He did not leave you without opportunity. Open your eyes to the good things around you.
If you know Jesus, you have a Savior who has promised to never leave you or forsake you. You are living right now in acres of diamonds.
A gracious and blessed morning to you!
May we all end this year gloriously in Jesus name.
God bless you.
#MyGloryIsShining!
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MORNING SHOWERS Today, 25 September 2023 was written by Reverend Ajisafe Opeyemi; is the founder and Senior Pastor of Calvary Pointers Covenant Church situated at Block C, Road A, Unity Estate, Gbaga Bus Stop, by Ijede Rd, Ikorodu Lagos,Nigeria