“A wise youth works hard all summer; a youth who sleeps away the hour of opportunity brings shame.”
Proverbs 10:5 (NLT)

OCTOBER 6 - Opportunity comes to all of us, but very few people are able to recognize it and take advantage of it when it arrives. Opportunity is
defined as a good chance for advancement or progress. All of us desire
to advance in life, but we must make the necessary preparations before we can go to that next level.

Let me illustrate my point. Suppose an elementary school encouraged its students to take the entrance exam into an Ivy League university. The results would be shameful, because elementary students are not prepared for collegiate exams. God deals with us in the same way. He withholds opportunities from our lives until we are adequately prepared to experience them. We are only able to enter the doors of opportunity when we prepare for the responsibility of the opportunity. Jesus used every opportunity He could to demonstrate the Kingdom of God. Whether through miracles, forgiveness, parables, or compassion, Christ opened the doors of opportunity for those who prepared, bringing the transformation of God’s kingdom directly into their lives.

God sends certain people, specific ideas, and particular instructions our way for our preparation. If we make the most of them, when the doors of opportunity open, we can run through them to achieve the plan God has for us.

Father, I thank You that I do not sleep away
the hour of opportunity in my life. You give me wisdom,
and I work hard to seize every opportunity You have in store.

Family Scripture Reading

Matthew 16

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