– Scripture:
Ordinary to Extraordinary
As he approached Lehi, the Philistines came to meet him, shouting in triumph. And then the Spirit of God came on him with great power. The ropes on his arms fell apart like flax on fire; the thongs slipped off his hands. He spotted a fresh donkey jawbone, reached down and grabbed it, and with it, killed the whole company.
And Samson said:
With a donkey’s jawbone
I made heaps of donkeys of them.
With a donkey’s jawbone
I killed an entire company.
Judges 15:14–16 MSG
Key Verse – (15) He spotted a fresh donkey jawbone, reached down and grabbed it, and with it killed the whole company.
– Reflection:
Samson was born to a mother who was ordinary and of tiny beginnings; they worked in the fields for others for pay. Like we do in our jobs today, so ordinary people. God sent an angel to this woman telling her, a woman who cannot have kids, that she is pregnant. Samson was extraordinary and came from an ordinary woman. It was the blessings that GOD placed over his life before birth that made him who he is. Reading that story of those meager beginnings that still became extraordinary is amazing. God does that every day for those who come to him and honor him.
Where do we go from here?
You don’t have to be bigger, stronger, or tougher to overcome obstacles. You don’t have to have great talent, the best education, or a certain personality to do something great. When you honor God with your life, you have the most powerful force in the universe breathing in your direction. God knows how to take what you may feel is ordinary and make it extraordinary. What makes the difference is God’s anointing on your life when you give Him what you have.
Our Prayer for Today
Father, thank you for creating all of us nobodies; we are good just as we are. Thanks for giving us the power to overcome the things you have placed in our paths. We have everything we need within us. We believe that we have exactly what we need to fulfill our destinies. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.