JUNE 23; GOD IS A REWARDER.
DAILY READING – Revelation 20; Isaiah 7-8; Psalm 110
Kurt Warner has one of the biggest ‘grass to grace stories’ in American sports history.
While in college, Warner was a talented football player and many people believed he would soon be playing in the big leagues. However, after his college graduation, while some of his college mates went on to play for big teams, no scout or coach seemed to have noticed Warner. Things became so bad that he took up a $5.50 per hour job at a grocery store, packing grocery for people.
He worked night shifts, so that he could train and keep in shape during the day. And though things looked hopeless, yet, Kurt Warner who is a devoted born again Christian, never gave up on his faith and he kept believing God for a miracle.
Then in 1998 things began to turn around. Warner was signed on by the St. Louis Rams and his big opportunity came when he was asked to replace a player who had suffered a knee injury.
Warner’s great performance on the field enthralled and amazed many people. And by the next year, 1999, when Warner led the St. Louis Rams to win the Super Bowl, he was immediately catapulted to stardom.
And just five years after working a job of $5.50 per hour, he signed a contract for more than $46 million. His sudden rise to fame was such a surprise that Sports Illustrated magazine put him on their October 18, 1999 cover with the caption “Who IS this guy?”.
However, in the midst of this sudden fame, Warner always gave Jesus all credit for his success. He is famously known for countering a reporter right after the Super bowl win. The Reporter had asked Warner, “first things first–tell me about the final touchdown pass..”, But Warner had responded, “Well, first things first, I’ve got to thank my Lord and Savior up above–thank You, Jesus!”
And in every media interview, Warner was always particularly vocal about his faith in God.
Warner would go on to win the NFL’s Most Valuable Player [MVP] awards in 1999 and 2001, as well as the Super Bowl MVP award in 2000. He holds numerous records as one of the greatest playoff performers in National Football League[NFL] history.
God has great things in store for us, but we must be willing to press in to where they are. In our quest, we must be willing to pay the price of persistence and resilience.
Though things may not happen when and how we expect them, we must continually trust God to do what He has said He will do in our lives.
We must pay the price of persistence, if we are to see the manifestation of God’s glory. Pressing forward may be hard, but that’s the path to follow if we are to reap the rewards God has promised us.
The truth is that many times, giants are the first sign that you are on the road to your Canaan. Therefore don’t be intimidated by the challenges that try to resist you, when you are walking on the path of destiny and following God’s will. Rather persist in prayer, be filled with the Word, and remain full of praise.
There is a labor that precedes entering into your rest. The children of Israel did not stroll into the promised land. They fought giants and resisted all the things that tried to stop their progress. But because they never gave up on their journey, they eventually entered into their prepared place of rest.
When you persist in well doing and refuse to be weary, surely in due season you will reap. In this season, we must be tenacious about following God’s will for our lives. In this end-time, our utmost focus should be on running the race that is set before us. There is no more time for frivolities, we must be diligent to follow God’s call upon our lives.
You may get knocked down, but you have to keep getting back up and going forward. Do not let disappointments or discouraging situations cause you to become grounded. Rather, trust God for the strength and the grace to keep mounting up with wings as eagles. .
And if you refuse to become weary and keep pressing forward, one day you will look back and see how each setback played into God’s master plan for your life. You will indeed see that God is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.
PRAYER: Father Please grant me the needed strength to keep pressing forward no matter how hard the journey may seem sometimes. Thank You Lord, for giving me the boldness and tenacity to run the race set before me in Jesus name.
Quote :
It is only when you can see God in the light of who He truly is that you can begin to walk in the overflow of His blessings. – WORDBITE 222
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