Years ago when I left my motherland in response to God's direction, my parents were shattered. They never believed we would meet again. This is because in our family culture and tradition nobody had ever taken such a hard decision to go and leave abroad.
Over the years, as the land was devastated by hunger, unemployment and inflation, God led me to be faithful in supporting my extended family back home.
By his grace I have also been able to return and see them several times when we all least expected this would happen.
As my parents and brothers and sister often remark, they think after all, I made the right decision. They reminisce over what would have happened had I not paid heed to God's calling for me to move.
To me (and I am not bragging) it is all about having a different spirit like Joshua and Caleb in the Old Testament.
Jesus says the same in this week's bible reading plan, in particular Luke 13 vs 24:
24Strive to enter by the narrow door [force yourselves through it], for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
If you want the things of God, you have to lay aside your own wisdom and understanding and lean only on what God says. Forget your culture and traditions, forget what people say.
My previous pastor once said to me, "when the Lord gives you a vision or steps into your situation, even me your own pastor will not be able to contain it."
I am glad my current vicar also said the same thing recently "when God gave …. (a church member whose name I can't remember), a vision about doing something for the homeless in Rugby, the vision was just too bright for me to do anything on my own."
The point is if you really choose to believe everything God says in the bible, your own mother, father, brothers, friends and even your pastor may not be able to take it.
Even Jesus himself was laughed at when he declared someone who was dead was not dead and that he would be able to resurrect him.
All bible quotations are from The Amplified Bible.
To follow our bible reading plan in a year, read Psalm 44-45, Deuteronomy 15 – 23 and Luke 13 – 16, this week.
Farai Mutsambiwa
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