The Word For Today What Do You See? Friday, 01 November 2013 ...A great...door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. 1 Corinthians 16:9 NKJV Paul writes, For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. So, what are you focusing on? The open door or the adversaries - the opportunities or the obstacles? In 1866, an amateur geologist noticed some South African children playing with a glistening rock. He asked the childrens mother if he could purchase it. Thinking it was worth nothing, she gave it to him. Later, when he examined it, he discovered that it was a premium 21 carat diamond. When word got out, a Scottish mineralogist named James Gregory was sent to investigate. He reported back that South Africa wasnt suitable for finding diamonds. He speculated that the previous discoveries had resulted from ostriches, of all things, eating the gems in distant lands and depositing them in South Africa via their dung. A few days after Gregorys report was made public, an 83 carat diamond was found in the area he had visited. It is now known as The Star of South Africa, and it launched the regions first mining operation in what is today the worlds largest producer of diamonds. And what about Gregory? His name lives on, but not as he might have wished. In the diamond industry, when someone exhibits bad judgment, its called pulling a Gregory. If you ask God, He will help you find the treasure in your field (Matthew 13:44-45). If Jesus could turn water into wine and feed five thousand people with a boys lunch, think what He can do through you. The question is: what do you see? The open door or the obstacles? SoulFood: Is 34-37, Jn 7:25-44, Ps 104:24-35, Prov 28:9-12
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