Breath of Power - Week 02/05

Week 2: January 10 - 16, 2005

TAKING THE CHALLENGE FOR A GREAT PRIZE

Key Passage: Joshua 15: 16-18

And Caleb said, "He who attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife." So Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. Now it was so, when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you wish?" She answered, "Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water." So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

Great aspirations beget great accomplishments, and great accomplishments beget great rewards. The pathway to greatness is for the strong – those that are ready to take up great challenges. It is great challenges that bring great victories and it is those that win great victories that rule the world.

Othniel was a young man with a great aspiration. He had a role model in his uncle Caleb who rose to greatness through faith and courage, and thereby received the reward of the mighty. When the opportunity came, Othniel took up the challenge to attack and conquer Kirjath Sepher, a land occupied by warrior giants. He trusted God, put his life on the line and conquered the land, and Caleb gave him Achsah his daughter. What Othniel received in Achsah was not just a wife, but also all the blessings that go with a priceless jewel. God used her to bring him blessings and favor he never imagined. She moved him to ask her father for a piece of property. She also went further to visit her father and received from him a land with springs of water.

Our generation is in want of people with great aspirations. Many are unwilling to step out of their comfort zones and take up challenges that would launch them into greatness. They prefer an easygoing life where they would not need to work hard. They are comfortable with an average performance and have no drive for excellence. The result is the high level of mediocrity, failures and disappointments we witness today, especially among the younger generation. It is easy for a high jumper to set a low bar for himself and leap over it. If he must rise to be a champion, he must learn to stretch himself to his limits. Othniel did, and wrote his name in gold. He rose to become the first military leader in Israel who delivered them from the captivity of the king of Mesopotamia (Jug 3:8-11). Israel enjoyed peace for forty year under his leadership.

Pray, Lord, grant me the faith and courage to take challenges that will launch me into greatness. May each challenge I take bring great victory in my life.

Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi



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	Week 2: January 10 - 16, 2005 TAKING THE CHALLENGE FOR A GREAT PRIZE Key Passage: Joshua 15: 16-18 And Caleb said, "He who attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife." So Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. Now it was so, when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you wish?" She answered, "Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water." So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. Great aspirations beget great accomplishments, and great accomplishments beget great rewards. The pathway to greatness is for the strong – those that are ready to take up great challenges. It is great challenges that bring great victories and it is those that win great victories that rule the world. Othniel was a young man with a great aspiration. He had a role model in his uncle Caleb who rose to greatness through faith and courage, and thereby received the reward of the mighty. When the opportunity came, Othniel took up the challenge to attack and conquer Kirjath Sepher, a land occupied by warrior giants. He trusted God, put his life on the line and conquered the land, and Caleb gave him Achsah his daughter. What Othniel received in Achsah was not just a wife, but also all the blessings that go with a priceless jewel. God used her to bring him blessings and favor he never imagined. She moved him to ask her father for a piece of property. She also went further to visit her father and received from him a land with springs of water. Our generation is in want of people with great aspirations. Many are unwilling to step out of their comfort zones and take up challenges that would launch them into greatness. They prefer an easygoing life where they would not need to work hard. They are comfortable with an average performance and have no drive for excellence. The result is the high level of mediocrity, failures and disappointments we witness today, especially among the younger generation. It is easy for a high jumper to set a low bar for himself and leap over it. If he must rise to be a champion, he must learn to stretch himself to his limits. Othniel did, and wrote his name in gold. He rose to become the first military leader in Israel who delivered them from the captivity of the king of Mesopotamia (Jug 3:8-11). Israel enjoyed peace for forty year under his leadership. Pray, Lord, grant me the faith and courage to take challenges that will launch me into greatness. May each challenge I take bring great victory in my life. Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi

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