It is God himself who has made us what we are. - Ephesians 2:10 TLB

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Before others catch the vision, it's born in the heart of one person.
Before one Hebrew slave caught the vision of the Promised Land, Moses
"saw" it. He saw a people no longer bound by chains, building homes and
businesses, growing crops and worshiping God. But how did he keep his
vision alive in a wilderness? The Bible says: "He persevered because he
saw Him who is invisible" (Heb 11:27 NIV). Moses was sustained by what he
saw. So your vision, if it's of God, will sustain you through the worst
of times. Actually, without a vision we perish.

God will never give you a vision you can fulfil alone. He'll bring others
alongside to compensate for your weaknesses. He gave Joshua to Moses to
be his personal assistant. He gave him Aaron and Hur to hold up his hands
so that the battle could be won. He gave him his father-in-law, Jethro,
to save him from a leader's most dreaded fate - death by administration.
Finally He gave him 70 more leaders with the right "spirit" to complete
the job.

"But I'm getting old," you say. Moses changed his life at 40 and found
his destiny at 80. Had you seen him at 40 you'd have said, "Surely he's
the man for the job: educated by royalty, trained by generals, with
instant access to Pharaoh. But you'd have been wrong. The 80-year-old
Moses may smell like a shepherd and speak like a farmer, but he's God's
choice! When you surrender your life to God you'll discover something
wonderful - God's not limited by your limitations!

Bible-in-a-year Reading: 2 Chron 32-34, John 12:37-50, Ps 146, Pr
28:9-12