Daily Devotion

“God can open doors. … He opens the doors of utterance and entrance for the Gospel. … He holds all the keys of every situation. He opens, and no man can shut. He shuts and no man can open. God, the Opener, is not on the outside, but on the inside of the barred doorway. "Knock and it shall be opened;" and the knock of faith surely implies waiting at the door with a purpose that remains unshaken, a faith that never wavers.”

Samuel M. Zwemer · The Unoccupied Mission Fields of Africa and Asia (1911), pp. 90–91

Scripture

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; submit to him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

Reflection

As I took my first step in connecting with the mission today, I was reminded once again that God calls me not by circumstances, but by obedience of faith. Many times I try to control things, planning, calculating, and worrying, but Proverbs tells me that the true path begins with trust. When I entrust my wisdom, concerns, and unknowns to the Lord, He guides my steps in His own way. My responsibility is simply to "acknowledge Him," not to "see all the consequences." Today's first step is not based on courage, but on faith.