So he said to Him, “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.” – Judges 6:15   REFERENCE Judges 6:1-16 Limitations are behind the lack of progress people experience in certain areas of life: marital, familial, political, professional, […]

“O Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!” – Jeremiah 1:6 (NLT)   REFERENCE Jeremiah 1:4-10 So far this week, we have established that a limited person may have great potential for greatness, but may not achieve greatness because of the barrier that has been placed in such a person’s […]

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. – Philippians 4:13   REFERENCE Philippians 4:13   We learnt yesterday that life is designed to impose limits on us; however, the God who lives in us is limitless. From His standpoint, these limits are meant to be pushed, challenged, broken and exceeded. That’s why […]

Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. – Zechariah 2:1 REFERENCE Zechariah 2:1-5 The dictionary defines limit as a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass. It is a restriction on the size or amount of something […]

  Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.” ~ Habakkuk 2:2 REFERENCE Habakkuk 2:1-4 Everywhere you go to today, everyone talks about the power of vision and the need to have a vision for one’s life. In fact, many get puzzled over their inability […]

For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield. Psalm 5:12 (ESV) REFERENCE Psalm 5:12 (ESV) Why is it that the swift doesn’t always win the race? The strong doesn’t always win the battle? Bread isn’t always given to the wise, skillful person; and why don’t riches always […]

For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who serves.  Luke 22:27   REFERENCE Luke 22:24-27 Have you ever been to a posh restaurant and the waiter comes and says, “I am Julius; […]

I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding; and there it was, all overgrown with thorns; its surface was covered with nettles; its stone wall was broken down. Proverbs 24:30-31 REFERENCE Proverbs 24:30-34 In yesterday’s devotional guide, we established the thought that you can’t […]

I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding; and there it was, all overgrown with thorns; its surface was covered with nettles; its stone wall was broken down. Proverbs 24:30-31 REFERENCE Proverbs 24:30-34 Often, we unconsciously slide into the mode of, “What will be, […]

As one piece of iron sharpens another, so friends keep each other sharp. Proverbs 27:17 (ERV) REFERENCE Proverbs 27:17 (ERV) The Christian lifestyle is not one that is lived in isolation; we all need the company of other people to thrive and grow in a healthy and balanced way. God made us to be relational […]