The Day of Small Things

May 8, 2008

Greetings, Prayer Team!

“Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come!” Revelation 1:4

As I understand it, there waits in the wings a decision on behalf of MiVoden. Sometimes it seems as though the process is a slow one, fraught with delays, and it’s tempting to become discouraged. However, we can trust our Heavenly Father to go before us to open the way for His plans to bear their fruit.

As the time approaches for us to see God doing great things on behalf of His summer camp, and as we continually bring that camp before the throne of God Himself, I would like to share with you something I read just before slumbering last night.

“Throughout the history of God’s people great mountains of difficulty, apparently insurmountable, have loomed up before those who were trying to carry out the purposes of Heaven. Such obstacles are permitted by the Lord as a test of faith. When we are hedged about on every side, this is the time above all others to trust in God and in the power of His Spirit. The exercise of a living faith means an increase of spiritual strength and the development of an unfaltering trust. It is thus that the soul becomes a conquering power. Before the demand of faith, the obstacles placed by Satan across the pathway of the Christian will disappear; for the powers of heaven will come to his aid. ‘Nothing shall be impossible unto you. Matthew 17:20’

“The way of the world is to begin with pomp and boasting. God’s way is to make the day of small things the beginning of the glorious triumph of truth and righteousness. Sometimes He trains His workers by bringing to them disappointment and apparent failure. It is His purpose that they shall learn to master difficulties.

“Often men are tempted to falter before the perplexities and obstacles that confront them. But if they will hold the beginning of their confidence steadfast unto the end, God will make the way clear. Success will come to them as they struggle against difficulties. Before the intrepid spirit and unwavering faith of a Zerubbabel, great mountains of difficulty will become a plain; and he whose hands have laid the foundation, even ‘his hands shall also finish it.’ ‘He shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. Zechariah 4:9,7’

“Human power and human might did not establish the church of God, and neither can they destroy it.” Prophets and Kings, p 594-595

On behalf of Patsy Wagner,

Heidi C. Corder
Assistant, Office of Philanthropy