Date: Saturday, 3rd May, 2025
Text: Joshua 1:6-8
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
The story was told of a man who invested in mining. He had done his research and knew that there were precious stones buried deep into the earth in a particular environment. So he bought the site and the heavy equipment he needed for the exploration of the mineral he was in search of.
The work began and he labored for several months digging and digging deeper into the earth determined to discover the precious stones. However, it seemed the more he dug, the farther the mineral relocated deeper into the Earth. The miner was getting discouraged and the work slowed down but continued.
At a point he started contemplating giving up the project as he began to see it as a waste of time. He struggled with the prospect of continuing. His purpose changed and he finally lost the motivation to continue. The work eventually stopped and he decided to put everything up for sale- both land and equipment. Since he was desperately determined to sell as quickly as possible, someone with a bright vision bought everything at a cheap, giveaway price.
The new buyer continued the work with renewed vigour and hope. After digging for a few more meters something happened one day. At one more stroke of the excavator, the miners discovered something very fascinating. They had reached the precious stones they were looking for.
In other words, the new buyer reaped the rewards of the labour of the original miner who was discouraged and gave up, not realizing he was nearer to his breakthrough than ever.
Friend, are you contemplating giving up on that God-given project? Don’t play into the hands of discouragement and lose your vision.
God told Joshua saying, “Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.” Joshua 1:6
If Joshua needed divine inner strength and good courage to complete the project God gave him, you need them more. Don’t abandon that project because you are nearer to your breakthrough than ever.
Prayer Nugget: I come against every spirit of failure and abandoned project in Jesus Name.
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